Modern storage devices, like universal serial bus flash drives and solid state drives, lack moving parts and therefore aren't vulnerable to mechanical failure. Traditional hard disk drives, which ...

First a little background.<BR>A few days ago XP bluescreened and on restart came up with an error message saying a system file was missing/corrupt and a repair was ...

A few weeks ago my hard drive pretty much crapped out. At least on the first two partitions (OS and games). It wouldn't even boot up, the drive diagnostics disc said it had an issue, and there was ...

Hard drive corruption can cost you time, money, lost work, documents, pictures and more. OS X and Windows include utilities to repair a damaged file system, one of the most common causes of hard drive ...

Many of us have probably dealt with a corrupt hard disk at some point or another, and may have experienced some data loss with it. This is unfortunate, and steps can be done in advance to prevent data ...

Your PC works hard every day, running programs, storing files, and keeping you connected. Even the strongest hardware, however, can slow down over time if it isn't properly cared for. And nothing ...

Errors related to your computer's drive can prevent your system from booting properly and restrict access to your files and ...

A "nasty" Windows vulnerability can corrupt a hard drive when someone looks at a specific line of code. The bug has been exploitable since the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Microsoft is working on a ...

Corrupted USB drives can be a significant issue, especially when they contain important data. Fortunately, Linux offers a variety of tools and methods to help repair and recover data from these drives ...

PSA: Be careful. A particularly "nasty" Windows 10 bug can potentially corrupt your hard drive just by looking in a folder. An attacker can embed and specially crafted string in a shortcut or folder ...