You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a ...

Nothing beats the convenience of a good old hard drive. However, when buying a hard drive, you'll need to consider several things like storage capacity, compatibility, type (HDD or SSD), connectivity ...

For more than two decades, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has been experimenting with heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology for increasing hard drive density—drives that use tiny lasers ...

A slow hard drive can make routine tasks, such as storing and transferring files, unbearably frustrating. Running Windows or any other operating system from a slow hard drive can make matters even ...

The WD Elements 18TB external hard drive isn’t pocket-sized, but it’s designed to fit neatly on your desktop, close to your tower or laptop. It’s connected via USB 3.0, with retro USB 2.0 ...

Buffalo is reviving a hard drive design from 1998 that reveals its inner workings. Buffalo is reviving a hard drive design from 1998 that reveals its inner workings. is a senior reporter who’s been ...

When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...

If you want to change your default hard drive from C: to D:, read this post. We will guide you through the step-by-step process of doing this on a Windows 11/10 PC. By default, Windows installs ...

If your hard drive is full, and you're not sure what could possibly be taking up all that space, you might think your only option is to tediously go through your file lists, one by one. Thankfully ...

Air is traditionally used as a filling medium in hard drives. However, because of its higher density, it creates resistance, which increases energy consumption and puts more strain on the mechanical ...