This post will tell you how to check if your Windows 11/10 PC is using a Hard Disk Drive or a Solid State Drive (HDD or SDD). Windows can run on both SSDs & HDDs.

Think your hard drive might be failing? Here’s how to test your SSD or HDD and catch problems early.

My SSD-equipped iMac is now seeing roughly 500MB/second read and write speeds, a solid 5 times faster than it was with a hard disk. What About Trim?

There are few ways to make a laptop faster that are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD).

Still, there are a few things you should know to make installation as smooth as possible. Installing a hard drive in your PC doesn’t necessarily follow the same procedure as installing an SSD.

Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back in working order.

You can then also restore your partition from a clone using Disk Utility as well. Also read: How to partition a Mac hard drive or SSD, or create a APFS volume and Best disk partition software for Mac.

Any hard drive is bound to fail eventually. We show you how to check a drive's health, using SMART, chkdsk, and other tools at your disposal.

You might need to format an external hard drive before you can use it with your computer. We have some tips to help the process go smoothly.