A backup is easy to overlook until something goes wrong. A failed drive, accidental deletion, software problem or security incident can turn valuable files into a serious headache within minutes.

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...

Important files can disappear in seconds after a hard drive failure, accidental deletion or a serious system problem. Yet manually copying documents, photographs and other data to another location is ...