If you’re unsure how old your hard drive is (whether it’s new, old, or previously used) there are a few ways to determine its approximate age. How to tell how old your Hard Drive is?

Software checks There are a few different ways to check hard drive health in Windows and macOS, using both built-in tools and third-party software.

Whether it's an old hard drive fished out of the trash, or your computer gets stolen, encrypting your drive on Windows can help protect your sensitive data.

Is your hard drive running slow? Learn the common reasons behind sluggish performance and what you can do to speed it up.

Hard drives fail, it happens. We explain how you can avoid data loss, but also how to restore lost data from a hard drive should the worst happen.

To change default hard drive from C: to D: in Windows 11/10, change the default save location for apps and files, move user ...

A special parameter in the Windows 11 Format command will overwrite all data on a hard drive with random numbers, eliminating access to sensitive information.