Defragging your drive was once a ritual. It largely got left in the past, but there are exceptions worth knowing.

Before you give away, sell, or even recycle an old computer, you should be sure to wipe the hard drive. This ensures any personal and private information stored on the computer is completely erased ...

Backup software is a good insurance policy against catastrophe — a failed drive or crippling malware, for example. But a clone of your hard drive — a duplicate of the drive in its entirety — has a lot ...

Unplugging a USB drive doesn't mean Windows immediately forgets it. The operating system keeps a record of it, but probably ...

I have a ReadyNAS Duo NAS. Though it supports two drives, I've always only had one drive in it. Lately it's been emailing me (a cool feature) that my 1TB Seagate drive in it has increasing bad sectors ...

Hard drives can work for many years under ideal conditions. However, various factors such as manufacturing quality, careful handling, protection from high temperatures, moisture, and power peaks can ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...