People have been noticing that their external hard drives continue to spin even when they have stopped using the drive. Some Time Machine users are concerned that the drive was being accessed by ...

QUESTION: What should I be doing to monitor my hard drive? ANSWER: Of all the components that make up your computer, the hard drive should be considered the most important to maintain and monitor ...

A friend recently asked my advice on updating the hard drive on their computer. They were out of space on their drive and wanted to upgrade to a larger solid-state drive. Traditional hard drives use ...

Mac OS X has an option to keep hard drives spinning for quick file access, or to save power and reduce noise by spinning them down when they're not in use. This can be convenient, but is rather ...

As a Windows user, you may encounter the Hard Drive Error Code 2000-0146 on your Dell Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer. In this post, we will identify the potential ...

Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back in ...