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Don't throw away your old hard drives—do this instead

You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a ...
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I finally replaced my PC hard drive with an SSD and you should, too

It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using ...
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Resourceful modder turns an old HDD into a dirt cheap disc sander

DIY HDD: As any computer enthusiast will attest, being in the computer business for a few years usually means accumulating a pile of spare parts and hardware components. Old hard drives can be ...
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How to Transfer Data from One SSD to Another

Upgrading to a new SSD can significantly enhance your computer’s performance, whether upgrading to a larger SSD drive, a faster NVMe or M.2 SSD, or replacing an old SSD. For this reason, many users ...
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Your deleted files haunt old hard drives, here's how to purge them

Deleting a file on a computer rarely means it is gone. On traditional hard drives and many solid-state drives, what disappears from view often lingers in the background, recoverable with the right ...