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Compatibility issues between Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s MacOS have diminished sharply over the years, but that doesn’t mean those issues have completely disappeared. Today, if you buy a new external hard drive, you may notice that working between the two is an often demoralizing task. Fortunately, there is a solution. You can “partition” your hard drive, or divide it into different sections with different rules and functions. In this case, you can partition your drive so that part of it works properly with…

Many people spend a lot of time trying to preserve their hard drives or even upgrade them, but it isn’t every day that you try to completely wipe it clean. If you’re planning to replace your computer, you probably don’t want all the sensitive information to end up in the hands of a stranger. Wiping your hard drive on Mac or PC is a fairly simple process as long as you follow the right steps. While you can use third-party tools like Eraser or Disk Wipe, the easiest method is to use internal tools to quickly get the…

Whether it's picking up a speedy new boot drive (perhaps one of the best SSDs) or adding secondary storage that increases your capacity, this is a great time to buy a new SSD or HDD. It's also a good time to look for savings on the best external drives you can use for backup or for transferring data between all your devices. If you don't already have a large external hard drive or SSD, you really should get one in order to do full system backups or just keep your important files somewhere besides the cloud.Below, we've…

Is your PC running out of space to store all of your software and files? Many of us remember the golden (or maybe not so golden) days when a gigabyte of data was a lot and terabytes were practically unheard of, but in 2022, digital storage is both cheap and plentiful. You can even get external SSDs that offer tons of room yet can slip right inside your pocket. Whatever storage solution you’re looking for, however — be it a portable SSD, a duty-grade network-attached setup, or a simple plug-in tabletop HDD — our…

Using an external hard drive is a great way to back up what’s most important to you while retaining full access to your data. But you don’t necessarily need to buy a pre-built external drive. If you have an old hard drive lying around, sticking it in an enclosure can give you a new external drive at a fraction of the cost. These are our favorites, from fantastic USB-C enclosures like the Ineo Shockproof enclosure to the Rosewill RX-358 with its fantastic fan cooling system. There’s something for everyone here.…