We need to handle hard drives carefully. Even the slightest fall can damage them internally and stop working. If you see your hard drive spinning but can’t see it on your Windows 11/10 PC, use the ...

The $3,900 configuration features a 240mm liquid cooled Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 32GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 2TB SSD. The system includes a 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply which gives you ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? There’s nothing interesting about an external hard drive. Those big bricks of digital ...

If you have hard drives that no longer serve you, maybe due to limited storage or finicky operation, it might be time to finally get rid of them. First, if it does still work, consider ways you can ...

Solid-state drives (SSDs) use flash memory versus the physical storage technologies found in a traditional hard drive (HDD). They have no moving parts and that affords unique properties like faster ...

Earlier this year Synology announced that you’d need to use Synology-branded hard drives in its 2025 line of “Plus” branded network-attached storage devices if you wanted full functionality. While you ...

Synology has backed down from only allowing certified hard drives that it conveniently sells in its 2025 network attached storage device line — but the new 7.3 DSM update is far from a complete ...

After months of silence and community frustration, Synology has finally decided to loosen the grip it tightened on its rather loyal following of NAS users. And I, for one, couldn’t be happier.

Bill McColl has 25+ years of experience as a senior producer and writer for TV, radio, and digital media leading teams of anchors, reporters, and editors in creating news broadcasts, covering some of ...

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. There’s no argument really: offline storage remains ...

This year marks the 45 th year of the International Conference on Massive Storage Systems and Technology (MSST). It is the oldest continuous IEEE conference on digital storage technology. Topics at ...

The big picture: For a sector often written off as unglamorous, a new wave of demand driven by AI is emerging for hard disk drives. A recent slowdown in orders from hyperscale data center operators ...