Deleting files from your computer doesn’t erase them completely, so what can you do if you’re trying to protect sensitive or personal information? Luckily, we can show you some easy tricks to permanently wipe anything secure off your hard drive. Boot and Nuke Method Go to http://www.dban.org/ in a web browser. This is the website … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to format your computer’s built-in hard drive, which is different than formatting an external or secondary hard drive. To completely erase and format the hard drive on which Windows or macOS is installed, you’ll need to do so from outside of the operating system. If you’re using Windows, you’ll need … Read more
If you’re upgrading to a newer hard drive, or your old hard drive is about to bite the dust, you may be considering cloning it. Cloning your drive will keep all of your old data perfectly intact and ready to use on a brand new hard drive. Follow this guide to learn how. Steps Backup … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to copy files that are on your computer onto a portable hard drive, flash drive, or memory card. Connecting the Drive Determine the connection type for the hard drive and your computer. Virtually all external hard drives use a USB cable to connect to your computer, but you may find … Read more
Since the FAT32 file system is not made for drives that are larger than 32 GB, you won’t see an option to use it in the typical Windows formatting tools. This is because FAT32 has mostly been replaced with exFAT, which is more efficient, capable of handling larger files, and compatible with all modern versions … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to move files from your computer onto a hard drive, or vice versa. This is possible for both external hard drives and internal hard drives on both Windows and Mac computers. Windows Determine the type of hard drive. There are two main types of hard drive that you might want … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to create a digital copy of a game disc on your hard drive. That way you no longer have to insert a physical disc to play. This copy (also called a disc image) can be “mounted” in Windows 8 and 10 without the need of a third-party application, or in … Read more