How-To Geek on MSN

Don't throw away your old hard drives—do this instead

You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a ...
XDA Developers on MSN

My HDDs are ten years old, and here's how I'm preparing for the inevitable

There’s no official expiration date stamped onto a hard drive, but most consumer HDDs are designed with a much shorter ...
TechSpot

Resourceful modder turns an old HDD into a dirt cheap disc sander

DIY HDD: As any computer enthusiast will attest, being in the computer business for a few years usually means accumulating a pile of spare parts and hardware components. Old hard drives can be ...
Ars Technica

Too many external HDD's! How do you keep track?

I asked an unrelated question the other day and got some really good answers, so I was going to try again. I have a LOT of HDD's. Some are external, some are internals in a enclosure, and some are ...
PC World

How to clone a hard drive on PC and laptop

What’s the most effective way to replace a hard drive without losing data? Undoubtedly through a 1-to-1 copy, and disk cloning software can help do that without any hassle. Whether it’s to clone a ...