Old Computer Hard Drives Were The Size Of Your Washing Machine - Here's Why

Before flash drives and SSDs, storage came in giant cabinets with swappable packs. Here's what was inside, and why it took up ...
Hartford Courant

How to format a computer hard drive

How do I format a hard drive? A computer hard drive stores your files, allowing you to access them at any time. The majority of the time, you want these files to remain stored properly and safely.
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Stop building 'all-SSD' PCs: Why mechanical drives are still essential

You should still be buying hard drives in 2026 ...
OnMilwaukee

Help the community and the planet with your old computer

If you're looking to get one last bit of usefulness out of your techno-relic, consider bringing it to IndependenceFirst this Saturday, April 16 for their Earth Week Computer Recycling Drive. The ...
Ars Technica

Unplugging sata drive with the computer on?

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 ...
Business Insider

How to partition a hard drive on a computer and create multiple drive locations

You can partition a hard drive on a computer to create multiple drive letters with a single drive. You can use the Disk Management utility in Windows to partition a drive by shrinking an existing ...
Computerworld

MIT: Discarded hard drives yield private info

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 ...