How to Save Videos From the Internet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Download Guide

We often come across helpful videos online, but most social media platforms don’t provide a way to download them. Knowing how to save videos from social media can help you archive them or even watch them offline. Third-party tools and browser extensions can download videos from websites — you just have to make sure you...

By Rebecca White — 04 Sep'21 Last Updated: 20 May'26
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How to Backup Social Media in 2026: Duplicating Your Second Life

Whether you’re afraid you might be banned, are looking to leave social media entirely or just don’t want to risk losing your photos and messages, you should consider saving your data somewhere else. To do this, read on and find out how to make a social media backup.

By Sapphire Fox — 21 Aug'21 Last Updated: 08 May'26

How to Backup an External Hard Drive in 2026: Windows, Mac & Linux

Keeping your data on an external storage device is a great first step in protecting it from accidents or cybercrime. However, if those drives are lost or damaged, everything on them could be gone forever. To secure these external devices, read on and learn how to backup an external hard drive.

By Sapphire Fox — 08 Aug'21 Last Updated: 04 Aug'26

How to Backup Text Messages on iPhone in 2026: iCloud, Apple Music & Third-Party

Our SMS messages mean a lot to us. We send thousands every year, and the thought of losing them is inconceivable. To ensure that never happens, we're going to break down how to backup text messages on iPhone and iOS devices with iCloud, Apple Music and third-party apps.

By Dan Ginn — 07 Aug'21 Last Updated: 14 Mar'26

How to Backup a Mac to an External Hard Drive in 2026

Backing up your Mac on a regular basis is one of the best things you can do. Through the use of Time Machine and an external hard drive, we’re going to break down the full process to help you keep your files safe.

By Dan Ginn — 21 Jul'21 Last Updated: 29 Jun'26
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How to Back Up Photos on Mac Devices to the Cloud or External Hard Drive

Managing all my photos on my Mac can feel like a mission, especially when Apple updates its UI design. That’s why I always back up my photo library — if I lose the photos on my device, I can still access them in my cloud storage. I’m sharing my experience and demonstrating how to backup...

By Dan Ginn — 06 Jun'21 Last Updated: 21 Mar'26
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How to Backup Your iTunes Library in 2026: iCloud vs External Drive

Backing up iTunes is crucial because you don't want to lose your music, apps and other media files. You can back it up on an external HD or cloud storage.

By Sapphire Fox — 06 Jun'21 Last Updated: 26 Feb'26

How to Backup and Restore WhatsApp Chat History in 2026: Secure Your Correspondence

Unless you manually backup WhatsApp, you can easily lose access to important conversations, or worse, your contacts themselves. Here's how to backup WhatsApp to ensure that doesn't happen.

By Sapphire Fox — 08 Jan'21 Last Updated: 04 Aug'26

IDrive Promo Code in 2026

IDrive is our favorite online backup solution, and by using this IDrive promo code you can get a 75 percent discount for a one-year subscription.

By Sapphire Fox — 29 Oct'20 Last Updated: 25 Mar'26
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How to Create a Data Backup Plan & Strategy in 4 Easy Steps in 2026

If you’ve experienced data losses before, you know how essential a data backup plan is. Even if you haven’t, we recommend you set one up to protect your business from unforeseen data loss. An effective backup plan can help you quickly restore your data and resume normal business operations when something unexpected does occur. If...

By Grace Micere — 08 May'17 Last Updated: 03 Aug'26
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz