If you bought a computer between 2003 and 2008, you probably have some money coming to you. It's part of a class action settlement against six makers of computer disc drives. The lawsuit claimed the ...

The Commodore 1541 was built to do one job—to save and load data from 5.25″ diskettes. [Commodore History] decided to see whether the drive could be put to other purposes, though. Namely, ...

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 ...

Q I'm interested in recycling a PC in a way that protects the information stored on the hard-disk drive, such as banking records, tax returns and Social Security numbers. For two PCs I recently ...

Laptop hard drives are prone to the same defragmenting risks as desktop computers, except a few factors change in the severity of the risks. If you're using the ...

What’s the most effective way to replace a hard drive without losing data? Undoubtedly through a 1-to-1 copy, and disk cloning software can help do that without any hassle. Whether it’s to clone a ...

If you’re installing a new hard drive, or need to wipe your drive clean for that “fresh” feeling, you’ll end up formatting your drive. Formatting will check the drive for errors, and prepare it for ...

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.