After hundreds of hours researching the best local storage and online backup services, we’ve put together a guide to backing up your Mac or Windows computer.

So why back up to the cloud in the first place? The list of advantages goes on and on, but the most important ones are that you can access your data anywhere and you can’t physically lose it.

These are the best external hard drives to backup your files and free up space.

Why you should rely on an external drive for backup, see what you should use instead.

On Windows Get a backup drive. This can be just about any USB external hard drive, and you can get them at most electronics stores. Try to get one that has twice as much space as your computer, so ...

Q: I have a 1-terabyte Seagate hard drive on my PC, and I have been backing up to a 1-terabyte Free Agent (Seagate) external hard drive. My main drive has roughly 110-gibabytes of data, but my ...

The best external desktop hard drive Seagate's 4TB Backup Plus Desktop Drive offers fast speeds and ample storage space for its price.

Backing up your PC or Mac is one of the most important things a computer owner can do. But whether it's the inconvenience of plugging in an external hard drive or the cost of cloud storage, people ...