By Dave Moore | For The Transcript Jan 10, 2021 Dave Moore The only way to ransomware-proof and crash-proof your computer files is to have good, protected backups of those files. This applies to every type of computer: desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, etc. Anything on that device that canât be replaced needs to be backed up. First off, what is a âfile,â anyway? A file is information stored in digital form, which, to computers, is zeroes and ones (0 and 1). That information can be the letter you were typing to a friend, the photograph you took of the snow, or the spreadsheet you use to track finances.