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Stop building 'all-SSD' PCs: Why mechanical drives are still essential

You should still be buying hard drives in 2026 ...

You Can Speed Up Any Old Computer With Your Spare USB Ports - Here's How

While it's not as necessary on newer hardware, old and less capable desktops or laptops could get a helpful boost from any ...
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Help the community and the planet with your old computer

If you're looking to get one last bit of usefulness out of your techno-relic, consider bringing it to IndependenceFirst this Saturday, April 16 for their Earth Week Computer Recycling Drive. The ...
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How to format a computer hard drive

How do I format a hard drive? A computer hard drive stores your files, allowing you to access them at any time. The majority of the time, you want these files to remain stored properly and safely.
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How to partition a hard drive on a computer and create multiple drive locations

You can partition a hard drive on a computer to create multiple drive letters with a single drive. You can use the Disk Management utility in Windows to partition a drive by shrinking an existing ...
Computerworld

MIT: Discarded hard drives yield private info

Planning to auction off that old computer on eBay? You might want to take a closer look at what’s on your disk drive first. According to a new study by two MIT graduate students, companies and ...
Computerworld

Computer History Museum to highlight storage

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; ...