Planning to get rid of your Windows PC? Here's how to make sure all the personal files on your storage drive are erased and ...

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Looking to expand the storage of your computer? CNET's top picks of the best external hard drives and SSDs are worth your cash. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's ...

Since 2013, James Howells has been hoping to recover a laptop hard drive that he says contains the private key for cryptocurrency which he says he mined in 2009. We wrote about it at the time, noting ...

It might not be the most exciting thing you'll buy for your home studio, but there's no doubt that one of the best external hard drives is an essential purchase for any music maker. Whether you're ...

Taking the basic steps—deleting data from or reformatting a computer hard drive, or doing a factory reset on a smart phone or tablet—might be enough to discourage identity thieves. But this ...

With limited hard drive space, tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson offers these tips for storing large video files and photos.

The best NAS hard drive delivers more secure and efficient processes when managing and sharing high-volume data between multiple users. My team and I have spent years testing, reviewing ...