Dropbox (and similar cloud services) are awesome, but they don't give you that much control, security, or privacy over your files. If you want to take control into your own hands without losing the ...

San Francisco-based BitTorrent released the beta version Wednesday of a new application for its digital distribution software: syncing files across multiple devices. The company says its Sync software ...

While software can sync files and folders for you, it's often limited in scope. Learn how a PowerShell script can help you ...

Some of you may have heard about the built-in backup application in Mac OS, called the Time Machine. Mac users like to believe it’s the perfect backup solution. This opinion might be too optimistic, ...

Cloud services like OneDrive and Dropbox are dead-simple to set up and make multi-device file syncing an absolute breeze—but those services force you to stash your files on the company’s third-party ...

Now that its file synchronization tool has received a few updates, BitTorrent is going on the offensive against cloud-based storage services by showing off just how fast BitTorrent Sync can be. More ...

Best Cloud Storage Services of 2026 pCloud vs Sync: Which is the Best Cloud Storage? Storing your files safely in the cloud is always a good idea. However, picking the right one can be perplexing. If ...

It can be an exhausting job to copy files from one computer to another, whether it’s a new laptop or that processing monster you always wanted. Without the right means or methods, sometimes simple ...

The debate over how much we should trust cloud companies with our data (see “NSA Spying Is Making Us Less Safe”) was reawakened last year after revelations that the National Security Agency routinely ...

“Syncing to the cloud” may sound like marketing-speak, but it’s actually a convenient thing to do: Upload your important files to an online server and access them from any of your other computers and ...

I keep my Obsidian notes synced with AutoSync and Google Drive. However, it's not ideal for sharing large files due to the limited storage offered by Google and the slow sync speed. Since I only ...

In order to use a synchronization utility to sync two Macs, one computer must be able to access the other’s hard drive. On a Local Network The easiest way to set up file sharing is with OS X’s ...