Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled ...

Before proceeding with advanced troubleshooting steps, try some preliminary fixes. If your computer sometimes fails to recognize your SSD, it might not be seated properly in the slot. Open your ...

Seeking a storage boost on Cyber Monday? I've edited more than a thousand reviews of drives of all kinds in my career, and my well-developed SSD sixth sense tapped into these three top deals. I have ...

Samsung Pro Plus (1TB, 2-pack) for $136 at Best Buy ($104 off MSRP): The Pro Plus is the runner-up pick in our guide to the best microSD cards. On its own, it’s not worth buying over the faster Lexar ...

The big story this month is price increases on RAM and storage, and the ripples are just starting to show in the SSD space. Picking up a new storage solution, whether you opt for an internal or an ...

There are a few restrictions. First, you need a PCIe 4.0 or Gen 4 drive or better. This interface allows for SSD speeds up to 7,500MB/s, which is a huge improvement over the 3,500MB/s for Gen 3 M.2 ...

The outlook for PC component prices look grim for 2026. Storage and RAM in particular is affected, with prices already risen in recent weeks. (Blame AI datacenters.) So in contrast to previous years, ...

If the C drive on your Windows 11 PC is suddenly full for no reason, or you find another drive full and see a warning when trying to save a file, the methods below will help you fix it and get your ...

Sequential write speeds are the headline-grabbing spec of every modern SSD, and to be fair, they do matter—but not in the way most people would expect. While high sequential throughput is useful for ...

Unless you've been living under a very large rock, or maybe only just escaping the marathon session of Battlefield 6 to end all marathon sessions of Battlefield 6, you may have noticed that PC memory ...