Leaving an external hard drive plugged in all the time carries some risk, but unplugging it constantly might actually be a ...

A bare drive dock like this one from Cirago is used to quickly move files to and from your computer via USB. Jim Rossman / TNS This week I got an email from a reader who asks, “I have a stand-alone ...

QUESTION: What should I be doing to monitor my hard drive? ANSWER: Of all the components that make up your computer, the hard drive should be considered the most important to maintain and monitor ...

External hard drives have quietly become one of the most overlooked pieces of modern tech. Many people buy them as backup devices, use them for a few years, then replace them with the faster and ...

There are thousands of external computer storage cases on the market. Some are good, some are bad, and we have opinions on which are the best hard drive enclosures for Mac users. Storage is a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. “Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You ...

Your hard drive may appear like it doesn't have all of its space available, but its actually hidden partitions. Here's why ...