If you bought a computer between 2003 and 2008, you probably have some money coming to you. It's part of a class action settlement against six makers of computer disc drives. The lawsuit claimed the ...

Most modern Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically, but you can do it manually if you have Windows ...

You can clone a hard drive to make a duplicate that you can use to replace a failed drive or get a new computer up and ...

What is a hard drive? It’s a common question and one that we’re more than happy to answer. Whether you are looking for ways to upgrade your hard drive, trying to buy a computer with the right hard ...

Planning to auction off that old computer on eBay? You might want to take a closer look at what’s on your disk drive first. According to a new study by two MIT graduate students, companies and ...

Western Digital has agreed to buy component maker Komag, in the latest move to consolidate the disk drive industry, for about $1 billion in cash, the companies said on Thursday. The proposed merger ...

Planning to get rid of your Windows PC? Here's how to make sure all the personal files on your storage drive are erased and unrecoverable, whether you're running Windows 11, 10, 8.1, or 7. Lance is an ...

If you’re installing a new hard drive, or need to wipe your drive clean for that “fresh” feeling, you’ll end up formatting your drive. Formatting will check the drive for errors, and prepare it for ...

My parents' computer broke a few weeks ago, and I told them it might be a problem with their disk drive. "What's a disk drive?" they asked.

Your PC’s hard drive is packed with your personal data. So when you want to get rid of your system or drive, you should permanently erase your storage device drives before you get rid of them. If your ...

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