External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your device is not detected by Windows or macOS.

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

Even though USB 3.0 has an increased current limit to provide more power to a device, the HD-HXU3 uses a standard 3.5 inch form factor hard drive that requires 12 volt power, so an external power plug ...

If the Policies tab is missing for your external drive or USB drive on your Windows 11/10 computer, use the following solutions: Use the Change settings button Access the Policies tab from the Device ...

To increase data transfer speed in your external hard drive on a Windows 11/10 computer, you can try the following solutions: If you have a USB 3.0/3.1 external hard drive and you connect it to your ...

Windows ReadyBoost used to be able to speed up your PC, but today, there's very little reason to use it. Why is that?

This WD 1TB external hard disk with USB 3.0 can act as a portable, reliable and high-capacity storage option for people looking to back up their data. It is compatible with the latest USB 3.0 devices ...

As indicated by its name, the casing of Western Digital’s My Book series of external hard disk drives is shaped like a book, with cooling vent slots in the area that would contain the ‘pages’. The ...

I’ve just picked up one of those fancy USB 3 drives to use with my Macbook Air as a sort of secondary backup when I travel, as it was so inexpensive for a 120 Gb drive. I wanted to know how much ...

It’s only been a few days since we reviewed the Seagate IronWolf Pro, the world's first 18TB internal hard drive, which also proved to be one of the fastest HDDs we’ve ever tested. Now Apricorn has ...