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An external hard drive is a portable piece of equipment that lets you increase the amount of storage space on your computer.

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Fast and massive, the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop is an excellent backup drive for any USB 3.0-enabled computer or server. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

Open an application by using a button from your desktop…hard drive. That’s the promise of the new LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive, a creatively-designed USB drive that features an unconventional ...

Depending on the model, a Compaq Presario might use a SATA hard drive or an IDE drive. The former is found in most models released after 2003, and the latter in earlier PCs. Replacing an IDE drive is ...

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Your digital life deserves better protection. From photos to work files, here’s how to back up everything with ease.