There are numerous processes that can optimize your PC performance and defragmentation is definitely one of the most prominent ones. Although its importance has deteriorated with time and is no longer crucial, it can still make a difference, especially if your operating…
One of the benefits of picking an SSD in the SSD VS HDD debate is the ability to install the SDD as a boot drive. This, in effect, gives you the maximum speed that can be achieved by the SDD – if, that is, it has the capacity, and if a secondary data drive can be…
There are numerous computer operations that are handy and useful, but you may not know how to perform them. One of such actions is formatting your SD Card, memory card or flash drive on Windows 10, a task that doesn’t take too much time but can be the major problem if you…
A NAND is a non-volatile flash memory type. Flash memory is used for storing and transmitting data between devices, usually a PC and other digital devices: this is what makes our USB “flash drives” and our external HDDs work, as well as making hybrid hard drives more…
Most of us know what an SSD is: a solid-state drive, present in most modern-day computers and laptops, fulfilling the need for individuals and organizations to have speedy access to large scores of data with more durability and less energy needed to sustain them than…
Understanding file systems is fairly straightforward, even though it might seem to be something daunting at first. Various operating systems and storage devices each utilize different types of file systems, and this determines compatibility (and creates compatibility…
It can get confusing for some to differentiate between all the different new-fangled forms of disks and drives in the market (or maybe it’s just hard for us and you’re actually quite sharp. In that case, please keep reading, you’ll enjoy this article greatly!).
The two…
You’ve probably come across the term RAID if you’ve been looking into PC storage. This article will explain what RAID is, and how different RAID levels affect overall performance.
What is RAID?
RAID stands for either ‘Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks’ or…
The M.2 standard for SSDs is new, exciting, and promising. First, let’s look into why it was needed in the first place.
SSDs, and the Need for M.2
SSDs or Solid State Drives are flash storage devices that have, for the most part, replaced their predecessors (the more…
SD, MicroSD and other types of cards are a great, cheap way, to save your important data, such as videos or photos. Of course, for their easier handling, it is advisable to get yourself a proper card reader, but what if you are not that familiar with the subject?
In that…
SSD and HDD are both storage drives used in a PC, but SSDs are more recent in popularity. An HDD is more of a traditional storage drive, in that it has moving mechanical parts and is relatively bigger. SSDs are, in comparison, quite small because these are flash storage…
Knowing how to format an SDD properly saves you from the risk of having viruses destroy your system. On top of that, your data cannot be recovered by any other party that is using that SSD later on and you can get rid of useless programs/corrupt files in one go.
Formatting…