#Data storage

Author: Chris Hoffman / Source: How-To Geek According to Microsoft, Windows 10 no longer optimizes external storage devices for “better performance” as of the October 2018 Update. Instead, it optimizes them for “quick removal.” Here’s what that means—and how to change it if you like. We don’t

Author: Eric Ravenscraft / Source: reviewgeek.com Plex is shutting down its Plex Cloud service on November 30th. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, you can still get a discount on Western Digital hard drives just for dropping $5 on a month of Plex Pass. First, a little background. Plex Cloud

Source: How-To Geek On Windows, traditional hard drives (but not solid state drives) typically need defragmenting—a process that can take quite a long time. On macOS (and Linux), you don’t need to worry about it at all. Why is this, and what is defragmenting, anyway? Let’s take a look. So What

Author: Michael Crider / Source: reviewgeek.com People who frequently travel with important or sensitive data need some way to store it—preferably on a medium that can take a beating. These flash drives and storage drives fit the bill. The selection of ruggedized portable storage seems to have

Author: Justin Pot / Source: howtogeek.com If you’re installing a new hard drive, or your Mac is completely messed up, you might think it’s time for a fresh installation of macOS. But if you’ve got a Time Machine backup, that’s not necessary: you can fully restore your Mac, and have all your