External hard drives can be moved between systems, reformatted at will, and repurposed without risking the data or stability of a primary computer.

Portable solid-state drives are great, offering lots of storage and faster speeds than a USB flash drive while in a still-portable package. People often use them to back up their PCs with backup ...

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 ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? While solid-state drives (SSDs) have become increasingly popular (particularly for ...

That drawer full of old USB drives may look useful, but think twice before reusing them, as some tasks become far riskier ...

I am using a 2 terabyte 'external' drive for backups. I was using a docking station but to drag and drop all the files to it was looking like forever to get things done. So I took it out of the ...