Typically, you shouldn't need to format your hard drive to get rid of viruses. As long as your anti-virus program is up-to-date, it should detect and remove any malware on your system. If, however, ...

The speed of a computer depends on several components, including the hard drive, CPU, RAM and video card. Which parts matter most, however, depends heavily on how you use your machine. A faster drive ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo shows how you can replace your computer's hard drive with a solid-state drive and be significantly happier with your life. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with ...

External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your ...

So you have a problem? Check out this guide to recovering your most important data. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Your computer ...

I recently recommended that a customer use an external hard drive as a backup device when they remarked, “You know, I don’t think I really know what a hard drive is. What is a computer ‘drive,’ anyway ...

Hard disk drives sure have come a long way, baby. In the 1950s, storage hardware was measured in feet—and in tons. Back then, the era’s state-of-the-art computer drive was found in IBM’s RAMAC 305; it ...