Zip files compress your folders or files and save storage on your computer. They're also easier to send from device to device. Here's how to make one.

Here’s how to create a folder on the desktop for both Windows and Mac. It’s takes only seconds and then you have a handy spot for the things you use most.

Here are the ways you can make sure your most important files are stored locally, using any of the popular cloud storage services.

Another step for any type of computer is making sure your files are encrypted—scrambled in a mathematical operation based on very long strings of random numbers and letters called encryption keys.