The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. “Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You ...

So I just got Ubuntu installed, and I added a new hard drive (which does mount correctly, and the system reports all 800gb of glorious storage space) but when I open the File Browser, the only drives ...

With games getting bigger and countless photos and videos taking up space, it's inevitable that you'll start running out of storage space on your computer. You can get an external hard drive, but it's ...

If you edit movies, take lots of digital photos, play games or listen to music files on your PC, a big, fast internal drive might not suffice. For more storage or a means to back up your PC’s internal ...

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 ...