Many of us rely on external hard drives for our storage needs, often as a cheaper data storage medium. We use them with our laptops and desktops to back up data or transfer files between devices.

This is the most straightforward way to back up your computer. You buy an external hard drive, plug it into your computer, ...

If your computer stopped working today, what would you lose? Photos. Videos. Important documents. Maybe years of memories.

A bare drive dock like this one from Cirago is used to quickly move files to and from your computer via USB. Jim Rossman / TNS This week I got an email from a reader who asks, “I have a stand-alone ...

If your computer stopped working today, what would you lose? Photos. Videos.

If you're shopping for computer components, there's a lot of information to parse to make sure you're getting the right items ...

External hard drives have quietly become one of the most overlooked pieces of modern tech. Many people buy them as backup devices, use them for a few years, then replace them with the faster and ...

A pair of external hard drives on a wooden surface - Wing-wing/Getty Images Many of us rely on external hard drives for our storage needs, often as a cheaper data storage medium. We use them with our ...