You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a lot more life left in it than you think. I have hard drives that are over 10 ...

You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman / TNS I ...

Nothing beats the convenience of a good old hard drive. However, when buying a hard drive, you'll need to consider several things like storage capacity, compatibility, type (HDD or SSD), connectivity ...

If you have hard drives that no longer serve you, maybe due to limited storage or finicky operation, it might be time to finally get rid of them. First, if it does still work, consider ways you can ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Technically, you should assume that data is never truly removed from a hard drive. That's because, for the most part, when you delete a file ...

It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using ...