As the name suggests, unlike many of the external drives on this list, the SanDisk Desk Drive isn’t particularly portable. Not only is it too bulky for a pocket or laptop bag, it also requires ...

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Connect the external hard disk to the PC or laptop, open File Explorer, and locate the “This PC” page. Step 2. Right-click the corrupted external hard drive and choose “Properties”, or ...

It connects to your laptop or other device via USB 3.0 ... and mostly reliable external hard drives for some time. Its My Passport lineup is one of the most portable external hard drives out ...

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

Laptop drives are typically 2.5 inches in size and ... consider getting one with a hard drive that's 750 GB or larger.

Our round-up of the best external hard drives. You might be able to pick up a bargain on Black Friday or Cyber Monday so pick your favorite ahead of time. Whether you want to expand your laptop ...

We transferred a 10GB file at an average transfer rate of 80MBps, making it one of the quickest external hard disk drives we've recorded. It is reasonably compact (80 x 111 x 13.5mm) and light ...

External drives are simple: You plug them in, they appear on your computer, and you can drag files over. But what happens when your drive doesn't appear when you plug it into your computer?