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Taking a backup of important and memorable pictures is one of my favorite Google Photos features. Unfortunately, some users are unable to store their media files to the cloud because the Google Photos app gets stuck while getting ready to upload thei

Why the Mac offers no built-in means to change the default iPhone backup location is anyone’s guess. Even after ditching iTunes completely in

A lot of daily communication happen on our smartphones due to their portability and usage convenience. Communication information and history rest on our devices for reference purposes. But what happens when you lose your smartphone to theft or it get

You end up creating a ton of data while using apps and services on your iPhone or iPad. Photos, videos, or documents — whatever the data type, the majority of it is pretty much irreplaceable. And considering that no iOS or iPadOS device is immune f

Apple iCloud’s paltry free storage offering is barely enough to get by. Since so many native apps and services share it, you will hit that 5GB ceiling pretty quickly. Even if you use any of the paid storage tiers, this is likely to be an eventual p

Computers are known to be prone to errors. It’s like a never ending quest where you solve one error, and another one is just around the corner. Manufacturers like Microsoft understand this, which is why they offer some built-in tools like Reset and

iPhone comes with a number of features and settings inside the hood. Some of them are made to help us become more productive, others to help us communicate. Deep in the settings, there is another option called reset which is seldom used. What happens

Whether you’ve hit a snag with the software, or your computer is slow — there are several legit reasons to reset your Windows PC. It could be to speed up the computer, fix hard drive problems, or to remove malware and corrupt system files fr

Out of all the cloud storage services that I’ve tried on iOS, iCloud works the smoothest for taking a backup of photos and videos. However, it’s not perfect. There are times when I’ve checked the Photos app on my other devices, only to find rec

Google Photos is the best photo backup product ever devised. You can either pay or use it completely free of charge — it’s up to you to decide. It’s also available on every possible platform — be it Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS.

Windows offers multiple ways to take a backup of your precious data on your computer. You can use the newly launched Backup feature to save different versions of files on an external hard disk. There are Recovery Drive and System Image features that

When it comes to photo and video backups, Google Photos reigns. Unlimited uploads, combined with exciting features such as Google Lens integration, make it an absolute must-have on any Android or iOS device. If you’ve used Google Photos for a w

iCloud Photos works flawlessly throughout the entire Apple ecosystem. Shooting photos and videos on the iPhone, and then having them backed up and available on an iPad or Mac is just mind-blowing. As pleasant as it sounds, the service does suffer fro

As privacy concerns continue to rise, the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) apps is now a necessity. Apart from Google and Microsoft, a handful of players are offering their 2FA apps packed with new and innovative features. Authy and LastPass Au

Apple iCloud’s drastically low free storage offering and problematic cross-platform support capabilities present a persistent problem. That’s why I’m always on the hunt for that perfect third-party cloud storage service. Thus for a while, I’v

OneDrive’s Camera Upload functionality isn’t as adequate compared to Google Photos. But it still offers the best way to sync the photos and videos shot on the iPhone across the Windows-based devices. However, the Camera Upload feature in OneDrive

When it comes to picking between Google Docs, Zoho Docs (Writer) or MS Word Online, and the most primary concern that comes to the mind is the cross-platform availability. All you need is a decent internet connection, and you can continue your work f

Social media and instant messaging apps can get on our nerves. I bet you must have thought of going on social media detox by deleting those apps at least once. At times, it’s just a single app such as WhatsApp that annoys the hell out of us. With t

Initially, Google had two separate apps for Google Drive and Google Photos on a computer. Everything was going well until Google decided to change things — for better or worse. Thanks to Google’s obsession with killing its stuff, in 2017, Google

Quite often you would select a bunch of files for uploading them to Google Drive on your phone. After a while when you open Google Drive to check the status, you would be puzzled to see no new files there and greeted wit