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The Best External Solid State Drives (SSDs) of 2024
The external solid-state drives are excellent for expanding device storage, saving backups, or transferring data. They offer faster data transfer speeds and better reliability than traditional hard disk drives. What to Look for in an External SSD External SSDs offer several advantages as storage media. However, if you want to get the most out of your external SSD, there are…
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Western Digital Has New External SSDs and NVMe Drives
Western Digital has revealed new flash storage drives, including a durable portable SanDisk SSD, a high-performance NVMe drive, and expansion cards for Xbox consoles. The first new product is the SanDisk Extreme PRO, which uses a USB4 connection. It can read data at speeds of up to 3,800 MB/s and write data at speeds of up to 3,700 MB/s.This drive…
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3 Best Ways to Backup Windows to External Storage
Key Takeaways You should always prefer backing up Windows locally on external storage rather than on a cloud platform. The Windows File History feature is one of the best ways to back up Windows to external storage. Alternatively, you can also use the old Control Panel method or a dedicated third-party tool for backing up. It’s very possible to lose…
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How to Encrypt an External Hard Drive
Key Takeaways Encrypting a hard drive protects data and can be legally required, choose whole-drive encryption for the safest option. Back up important data, use Windows BitLocker or Veracrypt for encryption. On macOS, you’ll have to erase your drive to encrypt it using Disk Utility. There’s nothing worse than realizing your external hard drive has been lost or stolen, when…
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