We still get quite a few questions about when and how to optimize storage devices. Easy answer: The care and feeding of storage devices is either taken care of automatically by Windows, […]
When we talk about “drives” labeled C:, D:, and so forth, we’re actually talking about partitions, sections of the physical drive. Every hard drive in use has at least one partition. You […]
Google recently announced a new update to its Google Drive cloud storage service that will make it much faster to synchronize your local copy of files on your computer with those stored […]
The siren has sung and you’ve finally succumbed to her call: You’re the proud owner of a shiny new PC, a faster SSD, or a bigger hard drive. It’s time to sell […]
The Windows tool Diskpart overwrites all data on the hard drive with a zero, which is considered a secure deletion method. This applies at least to classic hard drives, i.e. HDDs with […]
Microsoft recently hinted at an official end date for the classic Outlook app. You still have some time with it, but eventually you’ll need to switch over to the new Outlook app […]
You’ve probably got a few USB flash drives lying around from various events, giveaways, or impulse buys at the checkout line. But these unassuming little gadgets are capable of so much more […]
If you’re like me, you’ve probably accumulated a pile of bootable USBs over the years. One for Windows setup, one for Linux live environments, one for diagnosing hardware issues, another for data […]
Getting notified with low disk space or trying to prevent your drive from reaching its full capacity? In our last guide, we provided some handy tips to freeing up 100+ GB of […]
