On an external drive, the delete key is more of a suggestion than a final verdict. Files that appear to vanish from a USB stick, portable SSD, or backup hard drive often linger in the background, ...

Most external hard drives come formatted with the FAT file system, which makes the drive compatible with multiple operating systems. As such, the drive is immediately usable out of the box. If you ...

When you purchase a new storage drive, it may tell you it needs reformatting, but which format is best? The main options for removable drives and memory cards these days are FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, ...

“Format” as a word in computers is very popular, and a well-known word among computer users. We all have done that, especially with USB drives. That said, what people are sometimes afraid of is when ...

It seems more and more likely I may end up with an advanced format drive the next time I add space to my WHS. It sounds like I should be able to create the partitions on a Windows 7 machine first and ...