Did you upgrade your hard drive? Don't toss out the old one—you can put it in a USB enclosure and use it as an external drive for backups or extra storage.

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Where Is the Location of the C Drive on Windows 8?. Due to changes in the Windows interface in Windows 8, you can no longer click "Computer" in the Start menu to locate your C drive as with ...

Assuming your main operating system is Windows, try pulling up Computer Management via the Start menu when you have your USB drive plugged in. Does it even appear at all?

That's it! OS X will perform its first backup (during which you'll want to keep your computer on), and from then on it'll back up in the background with no work required on your part.

USB-C is pitched as a panacea for all your computer and gadget connection woes because it can be used as a charging port, to carry data and video, and more. It has replaced most of the connectors ...

You can wipe a hard drive and data drives through your Windows 10 Settings, the DBAN utility, and the Disk Utility manager in a Mac's Recovery Mode.