Upgrading to a new SSD usually means one of two things: either spend hours reinstalling Windows and all your programs, or clone your existing drive and be done in 30 minutes. If you've been putting ...

Luckily, there are a few ways to monitor your SSD’s health using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) built into storage devices and software utilities that interface with it.

Booting from a USB stick is very helpful for many purposes. However, many factors have to be right for the boot to work ...

Windows 11 is generally available for everyone. For those who still haven’t upgraded to Windows 11, this guide will help you get the full version of Microsoft Windows 11 for free. We already reported ...

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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Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 sparked reports of SSD failures, mainly involving Phison controllers. After extensive testing, Phison found no reproducible issues or ...

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Delete is not allowed on the current boot, system, pagefile, crashdump or hibernation volume. The above error message prevents users from deleting a particular ...

Safeguard your data or increase your capacity with an on-sale SSD or HDD. Especially if you're in the business of video and photo editing, or enjoy playing video games. I’m the deputy managing editor ...