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Survey Reveals America's Password-Sharing Confessions
In May of 2023, Netflix announced efforts to limit password sharing among users, and with the crackdown, many password borrow...
December 04, 2023
Recovery Spotlight: The Ocean Research Project
The Ocean Research Project is a nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to advancing the marine sciences and promoting e...
November 27, 2023
Western Digital Errors: What They Mean and How To Fix Them
Western Digital is a world-renowned manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs) and other storage media. Millions of individuals ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee November 22, 2023
Seagate Errors: What They Mean and How To Fix Them
Data drives decision-making and sentiment in the modern world. From critical data on a professional system to priceless memor...
Posted by T.J. Burlee November 20, 2023
Formatting Your Hard Drive for Mac
Formatting a drive prepares it for data storage by creating structures like directories or allocation tables. Formatting a Ma...
Posted by T.J. Burlee November 16, 2023
How To Fix an External Hard Drive Not Showing Up on Windows
External hard drives are often a convenient, secure method for storing or transferring large amounts of data. However, despit...
Posted by T.J. Burlee November 09, 2023
Data Archiving vs. Data Backup: What’s the Difference?
The differences between a backup and an archive couldn’t be more stark and are relatively easy to understand. Since both are ...
Posted by W. Curtis Preston November 06, 2023
Improving Backups for Personal or Professional Home Users
Data loss among home users is actually quite common because only some people properly back up their data, and sometimes that ...
Posted by W. Curtis Preston October 27, 2023
Essential Hard Drive Buyer’s Guide
The right hard drive is more critical than ever in a digital world. However, shopping for a new storage device can be intimid...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 27, 2023
Formatting Your Hard Drive for Windows
Whether erasing data, changing file systems, or addressing disk errors, formatting your hard drive for Windows can optimize d...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 26, 2023
How To Restore From Samsung Smart Switch Backup
Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets are some of the most used Android devices. Yet, despite the popularity of Galaxy produ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 25, 2023
Study Finds These States Have the Smartest Homes in the Country
Ever flicked off your lights with a sleek app on your phone, or had your fridge nudge you to pick up milk on your way home fr...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 25, 2023
How To Fix SSD Not Showing Up
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have recently revolutionized the data storage industry, often offering people more performance than...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 24, 2023
What Is the Difference Between Portable and External Hard Drives?
People now have a wide selection of data storage options. Those choices can create confusion, especially for technology that ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 23, 2023
How To Restore From iTunes Backup
At its peak, Apple’s iTunes software served several purposes, from a popular media library and player to a mobile device mana...
Posted by T.J. Burlee October 20, 2023