With the widespread of cloud storage, it’s more and more convenient and quick for people to receive and save files online, but just because of its convenience, you won’t realize that you should manage your cloud storage files early until it is being occupied by thousands of files.

Fortunately, there are many cloud storages on the market, correspondingly there are also various cloud managers developed for people managing their cloud files efficiently and easily.

The Necessity of Cloud Manager

Managing all of the online files is more difficult than just saving and transferring the files, just like it always much easier to buy new clothes than sort your all clothes. Unsorted clothes will make your house become disorder, and it’s the same as the unordered files will make your cloud storage entirely a mess.

Maybe at the beginning, you start up many different cloud storages for completely different usages, but as time goes by, they may finally become a mass. An office file may appear in your cloud storage which is used to save your family or personal files, or your friend shares pictures with you but transfers to your office cloud drive by accident, but it’s really awkward.

As a result, for more efficiently controlling your different cloud drives and managing your multiple and a large number of your files, it’s urgently necessary for you to get a cloud manager.

MultCloud—Schedule Transfer, Sync, or Backup Data

Honestly speaking, MultCloud is really friendly to a fledgling who is not familiar with this high-tech area and just simply wants a cloud manager, due to not only its succinct and clear sign-up web page but also its brief procedure to complete file management.

We know that now many products with many fancy designs to attract customs’ attention, but it’s completely unnecessary for a cloud file manager, people choose it just wants to manage their cloud drives. The practical functions are more attractive than the colorful web pages, which is one of the advantages of MultCloud.

And for a cloud manager, it must have some basic functions—manage, transfer, and backup data, surprisingly, MultCloud not only entirely concludes this function, it even can allow the scheduled transfer, sync, or backup data.

There are 8 absolutely different options in MultCloud which meet customers’ various need of syncing online data, and most importantly, you needn’t upload and download files again and again when you transfer data, which may peeve you to do this tedious and repeated steps.

There is still a highlight of MultCloud that it makes it possible that files in a cloud drive can automatically transfer to another cloud drive if you schedule a time, just like an email automatically mail delivery, which may exceedingly save your time and energy that you can simply set up a scheduled time and there are no other steps you need to do. Isn’t it convenient for you?

How to Sync Data between Clouds with MultCloud?

I will give a concise but easy to understand introduction about how to use MultCloud to perform cloud sync, even you had never used these cloud managers and you can handle it easily. So just follow the below steps.

Step 1: Sign up

When you click on the website of MultCloud, then go on clicking the “Sign Up for Free”. Then, you will see the pictures bellow and you can choose to register a new account in MultCloud or choose Facebook\Google’ account, both ways are allowed, just choose the way you like.

Step 2: Add your cloud drive

Yes, of course, you can add the cloud drives to sync your data after finishing registration, as I’ve mentioned before, MultCloud is a concise software, and there are no more other unnecessary steps, only managing your data.

 Taking adding Google Drive and Dropbox as an example

Firstly, click the ”Google Drive” to add cloud.

Then, the step of adding “Dropbox” is the same way.

Thirdly, click on the “Cloud Sync”, and you will see two blank boxes, one is written “from”, another is written “to”, it is just an order that it’s up to you where you want to transfer.

Finally, after adding two cloud drives, click the “Schedule” to choose the precise time when you want to it automatically transfer. Then, click on “Save” to make sure the MultCloud remembers the scheduled time, last but not the least, SYNC NOW!

I must point out that successfully managing your cloud files might be a way to improve your work and study efficiency, which may at the same time create happiness in your daily life.

Like other mainstream cloud drives, Google Drive plays an important role in cloud backups. Why choose cloud backup instead of the local hard disk storage? Here are some reasons you might consider:

• More safer. Except for the local hard drive, cloud backup makes you store files in multiple location, if the local data on the hard drive damaged, you could restore data quickly from the cloud.
• More Cost-effective. Compared with self-built cloud and its maintenance cost, the public cloud drives like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Mega are much more cost-effective. Because they provide the powerful technical support for consumers.
• More flexible. If you store files in cloud drive, like Google Drive, and you could access the files anywhere and everywhere as long as you have the Internet access. You can access files in cloud via computer, mobile app, and the website, it’s very easy for all of us to maintain your critical data.

Or other reasons you would like to backup files to cloud. Google Drive is the best free cloud drive to store data, because it provides the most generous cloud storage, free 15 GB and other powerful collaborate tools.

Therefore, many people is willing to backup files to Google Drive, but how to do this job easily. We will show you the details about this subject.

Way 1. Backup Files with Backup and Sync

The first way to backup files to Google Drive is the Backup and Sync from Google Drive. Google Drive provides Backup and Sync desktop app for you to backup and sync files between computer and Google Drive.

Just follow the steps below to backup files to Google Drive:

1. Please install Backup and Sync from Google site, and log in to your Google Drive account.
2. Then at My Computer tab, tick the folders you want to backup. Or click CHOOSE FOLDER to choose other folders you need to backup to Google Drive. And click Next.

Tip: If you would like to backup photos and videos to Google Photos, please tick High quality or Original quality for photo and video upload size, and tick Upload photos and videos to Google Photos under Google Photos section.

3. On Google Drive tab, select the folders you want to sync to your computer, and press Start.

Way 2. Backup Files with Google Drive Mobile App

Install your Google Drive mobile app on your phone device and then log in to your Google Drive account.

1. Then click the big plus icon and select Upload.
2. Choose the files and folders you are planning to backup, and it will start backing up files to Google Drive automatically.

Way 3. Manually Upload files to Google Drive website

If you meet the Backup and Sync not syncing problem or mobile Google Drive not syncing issue, you could manually upload files and folders to Google Drive website to backup:

Sign in to your Google Drive account and press New button and choose File Upload or Folder Upload to backup files to Google Drive.

Obviously, it’s not the ideal way to backup files to Google Drive. Is there any better way to sync files to Google Drive easily and safely. Just try the free cloud backup service CBackup.

Way 4. Backup Files to Google Drive with Free Cloud Backup Service

The free cloud backup service CBackup is available on Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. And it helps you to backup files to cloud, like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc. And it provides the following benefits for Google Drive:

• Increase Google Drive storage for free if you encounter the Google Drive storage full error. With CBackup, you could merge multiple Google Drive accounts to increase Google Drive storage.
• Perform cloud to cloud backup, cloud to cloud sync directly. Generally, If you want to transfer files from one cloud to another, you have to download all files and folders and upload to another cloud, or you could share the files and folders to another account. Fortunately, CBackup provides the powerful feature to directly transfer files from one cloud to another with simple clicks.
• Protect your files safely. You files is stored on your own cloud, and CBackup only provides the channel to transfer files. So, just take assured.

Steps to backup files to Google Drive with CBackup:

• Please create a new CBackup account, and sign in to CBackup desktop app.

• Click the My Storage tab, and Add Cloud, select Google Drive and click Add. Sign in to your Google Drive account and grant authority to CBackup to access your Google Drive files. Edit Display Name and Storage Path for Google Drive, and tick the Note option, then press OK.

• To backup files to Google Drive, please choose Backup Tasks tab, and press New Task, then rename the Task Name, and click Add Source to select files on your computer, and click Add Destination > Single Cloud > Google Drive > OK. Then press Start Backup to backup files to Google Drive easily.

Note: you could set the following features in Settings (lower left corner of the window):

• Schedule Backup allows you backup files to Google Drive daily, weekly, monthly or at a specific time.
• Email Notification send you the email after the backup finished with a success or failure.
• File Filter helps you to backup all files, or include or exclude the file types you would like to or don’t want to backup.

Final Words

If you don’t know how to backup files to Google Drive, you could refer to the above 4 solutions with step-by-step guide. And just find the best free way to backup files to Google Drive easily. If you don’t have enough Google Drive storage space, you could try the free cloud backup service CBackup to increase Google Drive storage space for free and backup files to Google Drive more easily.

Abstract: How do I extend a partition in Windows 10 when there is no sufficient storage space left? In this post, 3 different ways will be given to help extend a Windows partition. Meanwhile, several tips will be given to free up space for the partition.

Why extend a partition in Windows 10?

Partition, generally speaking, is the division of a hard drive where files and Apps are stored. There’re different partitions like C, D, E, and F on your computer and usually, the C partition, also called the C drive, is the system partition while the others are data partitions.

Over time, in Windows 10, the storage space of partitions can become less and less as we install more and more Apps and programs on our computers. It’s difficult to have further installation or App updates if the data partitions are running out of space, and if the C drive is full, the situation will be worse, for in this case, many errors may happen, for example, constant system crashes, black screen, and slow performance.

3 ways to extend a partition efficiently

When a partition is full, it brings much inconvenience and many glitches. So, in the following contents, 3 basic ways are put in order by difficulty to help you extend a partition efficiently.

Way 1. Extend a partition with third-party software – easy

The easiest way for partition extension is using some third-party software. However, there’s too much such software on market and you have no idea which to select? Here, I recommend AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard which is a free partition manager that enables you to extend a partition with a piece of unallocated space regardless of its location or another partition which is contiguous to it. By merging the source partition and the unallocated space or the other partition, you can easily achieve the partition enlargement.

Moreover, this freeware also allows for partition moving if you hope to change a partition’s location and partition clone when you wish to transfer the entire partition to another hard drive.

How to extend partition Windows 10. Try the best freeware to merge the partition with unallocated space first!

Note: If you’re going to merge a partition with unallocated space, you need to create a piece of unallocated space by shrinking or deleting another partition.

Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. Then, the partition to extend will be displayed on the screen. Right-click on it and select “Merge Partitions”.

Step 2. In the opened window, tick the partition or the unallocated space you’ll merge it with and hit “OK”.

Step 3. In the main interface, hit “Apply” > “Proceed” to start the merging process.

Wait a few seconds before it’s finished.

Way 2. Extend a partition with Disk Management – medium

If you don’t trust any third-party software but still want to extend partitions, maybe, Windows 10’s inbuilt Disk Management meets your requirement. Although the use of it is harder than the freeware mentioned above, it’s totally costless and in this case, many people prefer to use it for disk management. However, to extend a partition with this tool, there must be unallocated space right next to the partition or you will run into the error “Extend Volume greyed out”.

• Right-click on “This PC” on the desktop and select “Manage”.
• Click on “Disk Management” under “Storage”.
• Right-click on the partition and select “Extend Volume”.

• Follow the onscreen guide until you hit “Finish”

Way 3. Extend a partition with DiskPart – hard

Since I have introduced Disk Management above, it’s worth mentioning another alternative – DiskPart – for more professional users. It’s also a built-in utility of Windows 10 and with it, you can freely delete partitions, create partitions, and also extend partitions. Nevertheless, DiskPart also has the same limits as Disk Management – there have to be unallocated space next to the partition to extend. If there is not, you have to manually create one piece by deleting the partition contiguous to it.

1. In the search box in the toolbar, type “cmd”. When “Command Prompt” appears, select “Run as administrator”.
2. Type “list volume” and hi “ENTER”.
3. Type “select volume x” and hit “ENTER”. “x” represents the number of the partition to delete.
4. Type “delete volume” and hit “ENTER”.

Note: If there is already unallocated space behind the partition to extend, you can just skip 3 and 4.

5. Type select volume #” and hit “ENTER”. “#” represents the number of the partition to extend.
6. Type “extend” and hit “ENTER”

Bonus tips: how to free up space for a partition?

What to do when a partition is running low? In the paragraphs above, you’ve learnt to extend a partition in 3 different ways. That’s great. However, there’s also another workaround to fix the issue – freeing up storage.

Use Disk Cleanup

Over time, your partition may clog up with junk files and cookies. That’s where Disk Cleanup helps.

1. In the search box on the lower left of your desktop, type “disk cleanup” and hit “ENTER” to bring up the disk cleanup dialogue box.
2. Select the drive you want to clean and hit “OK”.
3. Tick those files you want to delete and hit “OK”.
4. When prompted with confirmation, confirm it to proceed.

Delete hibernate files

When your computer is idle, it can be left in hibernate mode that uses very little power. Compared with shutting down your PC, hibernate mode makes the PC available much more quickly when you need it. It’s really convenient for users. However, this mode can create plenty of files in your drives including C. If you want to free up space, I recommend you to delete hibernate files once for all.

1. In the search box, type “command prompt”, right click on the result “Command Prompt” and select “Run as administrator”.
2. Type “powercfg.exe -h off” and hit “ENTER”.

Now, all hibernate files are deleted and you’ll see there is more free space on your drive.

Delete unused Apps

Instead of extending a partition, an efficient way to free up storage space should be deleting unused Apps in Control Panel.

1. In the search box, type “control panel” and hit “ENTER”.
2. In the popup window, click on “Programs”.
3. Select “Programs and Features”.
4. Then, all programs and Apps will be displayed. Right-click on the one that you don’t need and hit “Uninstall” to delete it from your PC.

Move apps to another drive

If you don’t want to delete any App or programs from your PC but the partition is full, you might as well try moving them to another partition to reclaim storage space. Here, I recommend AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional that helps move your Apps and programs including Microsoft Office, games, and OneDrive from one partition to another within only a few clicks.

Final words

People usually need to extend a partition in Windows 10 when it’s full. So, in the post above, 3 ways for partition extension are given. Meanwhile, in the second half of the article, several tips are also mentioned to help free up space for the partition.

It’s Important to Backup Your iPhone

Nowadays, how to ensure the security of mobile phone data is always an issue to be considered. After all, we use mobile phones every day. Almost everything can be done with an iPhone. Can you imagine a day without your phone? For most people, the answer is No. Your iPhone stores all kinds of data, and data loss is definitely the last thing you want to see. So it’s a good habit to backup iPhone regularly.

Why Need Third-Party Backup Software?

Everyone knows the importance of data backup but only a few people will actually take action. An important reason is that the official backup method is very inconvenient. iPhone users can back up their devices with iTunes and iCloud. However, both methods have many disadvantages.

• They will back up the whole iPhone data. You cannot choose to only backup the data you want.
• They will back up all content and settings, which will take up a lot of space. However, the computer or iCloud storage space is insufficient to save the backup package.
• When you want to restore iTunes or iCloud backup, it will delete the existing data on the iPhone and restore the entire backup package. You have no choice to restore what you really need.
• …

In short, neither iTunes nor iCloud is a good iPhone backup solution. To backup iPhone the way you want, a third-party tool called AOMEI MBackupper can be a better choice. Keep reading to learn more about this software.

Key Features of AOMEI MBackupper

AOMEI MBackupper is one professional iPhone backup software specially designed for Windows PCs. It can help users manage iPhone contacts, messages, photos, videos, songs and more. Besides, it also offers useful tools to help you better enjoy your iPhone life.

Backup iPhone Data

AOMEI MBackupper can help you back up most of the important data on your iPhone. It will create an image file for your important data that helps save storage space. You can choose the data you want to backup and restore. What’s more, it will not erase any existing data on iPhone during the restoration.

• Launch AOMEI MBackupper > Conntect your iPhone to computer via USB cable.
• Click Custom Backup > Choose the type of files you want to backup > You can click each icon to select the items you need.
• Select a storage space (internal hard drive, flash drive or external hard drive) > Click Start Backup.

Transfer iPhone Data

AOMEI MBackupper can help you transfer photos, videos and songs from iPhone to computer and vice versa, from iPhone to another iPhone/iPad. It can always help you put them in the right place.

• Launch AOMEI MBackupper > Plug in your iPhone.
• If you want to transfer videos from iPhone to computer, please click Transfer to Computer option > choose videos you need > click OK to continue.
• Choose a storage path to save your videos > Finally, click Transfer to start.

HEIC Converter

Apple has adopted HEIC as the default image format since iOS 11. However, the HEIC is not a widely supported format, many applications do not support it.

To help users view HEIC pictures on Windows computers or open HEIC files in Photoshop or other tools, AOMEI MBackupper offers HEIC Converter Tool. You can batch convert HEIC to widely-supported formats: PNG/JPG/JPEG.

• Run AOMEI MBackupper.
• On the Home screen, click HEIC Converter.
• Click Add Photos to browse your computer and select the needed images or simply drag photos you need.
• Choose the format you want to convert to > Click Start Converting.

Erase iPhone in 1-Click

Sometimes you may want to wipe your iPhone clean. Maybe you want to sell your iPhone so you want to erase your iPhone to prevent information from falling into the hands of others. Or maybe you want to restore iPhone completely to fix iOS errors.

To reset your iPhone, you can go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings to make it. However, there is a possibility of data recovery. If you want to ensure that all personal data is 100% unrecoverable, let AOMEI MBackupper deeply wipe data multiple times.

• Run AOMEI MBackupper > Plug in your iPhone.
• On the Home screen, click Erase iPhone.
• Tick the option > Click Erase iPhone > Click Yes to confirm.

Final Words

AOMEI MBackupper is one easy-to-use iPhone backup tool and it can help you backup selected data to computer. Besides, it also offers useful tools to help transfer files, convert pictures, erase iPhone. It can be a good assistant to help you manage your iPhone.