If you do just want to buy a pre-built one, be sure to check out PCWorld’s list of recommended external drives.

The 4TB SanDisk Creator Desk Drive is sleek and colorful storage for your Mac, but more expensive or far slower than other options available to creative professionals. Getting more storage for a Mac ...

An external hard drive is a portable piece of equipment that lets you increase the amount of storage space on your computer.

No one likes to deal with low storage, and sometimes even a terabyte or two just isn’t enough to keep up with everything you need to save. If you’re after a long-term fix and your storage needs have ...

What is the best external SSD? Portable SSDs are an easy way to expand your gaming PC, laptop, or gaming handheld's storage without the hassle of rummaging around the insides of your system. Simply ...

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Google has begun rolling out a new AI-powered security feature for Google Drive desktop, which will automatically pause file syncing when it detects a ransomware attack to minimize impact. While this ...

Google Drive for desktop on macOS and Windows is adding AI-powered ransomware detection that can stop syncing and allows for easy file restore. This new approach complements antivirus software.

Pocketable SSDs are changing the game for portable storage, combining speed, capacity, and portability in ways we didn't ...

Gigabyte has debuted a new Aorus External graphics card box featuring the flagship desktop RTX 5090. Using the Thunderbolt 5 interface, Gigabyte has brought the majority of that GPU's power to the ...

Maybe your gaming laptop doesn’t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy ...

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