USB drives aren’t dead. You’re just not using them right on Windows.

When they became popular in the early 2000s, the USB flash drives were nothing short of miraculous. These tiny "thumb drives" or "sticks" transformed how people exchanged digital information. We used ...

External USB/Thunderbolt SSDs and/or hard drives (aka direct-attached storage, or DAS) are a super-convenient way to add storage capacity to your system as well as back it up. External drives are also ...

Don't throw away your old laptop just yet. We found a "clever" DIY trick that turns your retired hardware into the a fast portable drive you can own.

Laptop drive almost full? Need to back up your photos? Desktop-size and portable platter storage has never been cheaper. Our deep-dive reviews help you track down the right external hard drive. Since ...

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. If you have important data trapped ...

Google's tool will help you backup everything on your computer. Credit: Getty Images Google's Backup and Sync Drive tool launched earlier this week, and it promises to make full-system cloud storage ...

Google's Backup and Sync app will let you save your entire system to Drive. Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock Google is doing all of us a solid and giving everyone the chance to use its free cloud storage ...

Cutting corners: When Windows users suddenly discover that their files have vanished from their desktops after interacting with OneDrive, the issue often stems from how Microsoft's cloud service ...

Don't get rid of your old smartphone. Learn how to repurpose old phones to keep using them for years after you've gotten a new one.

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