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External hard drives have quietly become one of the most overlooked pieces of modern tech. Many people buy them as backup devices, use them for a few years, then replace them with the faster and ...

Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

External hard drives aren't just for laptops and desktops. Several other devices you probably already own can read or write ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Buying an external hard drive is one of the best decisions a PC or Mac user can make. It gives you the option of backing up your data in a ...

For backing up one of my Macs, I have a 1.5 year old external G-Drive that just decided to stop working. Even though it spins up, and isn't clicking or anything, the firewire shows it as an "unknown ...

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