External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your device is not detected by Windows or macOS.

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 ...

A new report, "A Remembrance of Data Passed: A Study of Disk Sanitization Practices," by two Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students, points out that companies and individuals ...