Disk access times can make a big difference in many applications, with the bulk of this cost coming from a hard drive's seek time, rotational time and transfer time delay. Free software can test the ...

The most precious part of your computer is the hard drive. It contains all your data, if anything happens to it, it is all gone, and you could lose all your life’s work. So, it is important that you ...

When it comes to checking errors on a hard drive, Microsoft offers the CHKDSK Tool, which does a great job. However, if, for some reason, you are looking for a 3rd-party free disk error-checking ...

Your hard drive hasn't been acting the same lately. It's starting to make clicking or screeching noises, it can't seem to find your files, and it's moving really slowly. It might be time to say ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

While Windows 11 has arrived with a beautiful new interface and some great add-ons, the disk usage spike issue is still there. There have been numerous reports by Windows 11 users complaining about ...

If you buy a hard disk from eBay or a reseller, there’s always the chance of getting a used hard disk. Or perhaps you’ve ...