Partitioning your hard drive makes managing the operating system, files, and file formats of each partition easier. For example, you can install Windows 11/10 on one partition and store movies or ...

It seems that no matter how big drives get, we’re always looking for more storage space. When you need to squeeze a few more ...

Windows comes with a built tool— Disk Management —that offers a complete solution to manage hard disks on the computer. You can use it to shrink volume, increase volume or portion size, create new ...

You can manage how disk write caching operates on Windows 10, and in this guide, we show you the steps to complete this task. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Merging disk partitions is useful to optimize disk space, especially when managing multiple partitions on a single disk. However, Windows Disk Management can only merge adjacent partitions, and it ...

You may view your hard drive in Disk Management and realize there are unallocated spaces. The space will be on the hard drive, but Windows cannot use it. It is like having a spare room in your house ...

QUESTION: Is it still necessary to use Disk Cleanup if I enable Storage Sense in Windows 10? ANSWER: Maintaining a computer isn’t something most users think about, but it’s just as important as it is ...

A driver first introduced in 1985 from Ontrack Data Recovery, a Kroll Ontrack subsidiary, Eden Prairie, Minnesota that allowed older DOS PCs with a 32MB disk limit to access larger drives. Since PCs ...

Formatting an SSD is the best way to boost its performance or clear out any potentially malicious malware whenever you move it to a new system, purchase one second hand, or plan to sell yours on to ...