There's nothing worse than realizing your external hard drive has been lost or stolen, when it contains sensitive personal or ...

External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your ...

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If you have your external hard drive connected to your computer at all times, it is a good idea to automate the backup process and have the drive back up your data as it changes, or every hour or so.

If you're looking for a substantial storage capacity, this Western Digital external hard drive is the perfect choice.

Safeguard your data and/or increase your capacity, especially if you're in the business of video and photo editing or enjoy ...

If your external hard drive is for home and office use ... doing video editing right from the drive itself rather than from your computer’s system drive), you’ll want to be sure you get ...

If the drive works in another port or on a different computer, you may need to do some extra work to fix the USB port. Usually, external drives just use Windows' built-in USB and hard disk drivers ...

Otherwise, you can buy an external SATA-to-USB docking station or enclosure, plug your bare drive into that, then connect it to your PC over USB. If it works, then your old enclosure (or its power ...