If you're unsure how old your hard drive is, check the manufacturer’s label, the drive's S.M.A.R.T. data, or the drive's ...

There have been a lot of different mass storage methods over the relatively short lifespan of the computer. Magnetic tapes, drums, all sorts of disks, and flash memory have each had their time.

The IBM 350, the world's first hard disk, was released in 1956. As the RAMAC computer's memory, it had space for 3.75 ...

The primary computer storage medium until the turn of the century when solid state drives began replacing them. Hard disks emerged in corporate datacenters in the late 1960s and began to flourish ...

On Windows 11, you can transfer the current installation with apps, settings, and files to a new hard drive, and in this ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how to smoothly transfer your data from an old laptop to a new one using cloud storage or external drives.

If your old PC or laptop hard drive still works properly, you can convert it into a portable drive by removing it from its casing and putting it into a new shell. First, figure out the hard drive ...

If the status of your hard disk is fine, you will see a message, OK. If Windows faces problems in retrieving the SMART information, it will probably mean that the hard disk may face issues, and ...

Those who were around for the pre-floppy days of computer mass storage were likely to have made the mistake of slipping a cassette tape containing data into a stereo tape deck. Instead of hearing ...

These days, most new PCs ship with an internal solid-state drive installed. If you're still using a traditional spinning hard disk, you're missing out. Swapping in an SSD is one of the best ...

Last week we talked about how to remove and destroy your old hard drive, so your data isn’t stolen. I got a few emails from people who want to know how to safely erase their hard drives before ...