External hard drives have quietly become one of the most overlooked pieces of modern tech. Many people buy them as backup devices, use them for a few years, then replace them with the faster and ...

The best external USB-C drives and other hard drives have only a few requirements to work seamlessly with the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro. Support for SuperSpeed USB 5 GB/s or higher and a ...

Some Mac users are discovering they can't use their external drives with macOS Tahoe 26.3 and it seems Apple knows something's wrong. Let us know what works for you, and what doesn't. Apple released ...

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. The WD 16TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive is ...

We love that modern laptops have become so slim and light, but we aren’t happy about the disappearance of ports and features. It’s been forever since I’ve seen a laptop with an optical disc drive! If ...

Using an external USB drive in a Hyper-V virtual machine can be challenging since Hyper-V lacks native USB passthrough support. This issue often arises when transferring data, performing backups, or ...

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Amazon kicked off Black Friday by dropping the ...

Losing important computer data can be a nightmare. Whether due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, software corruption, or theft, data loss can disrupt your work and personal life. Regularly ...

WTF?! PC users rarely rely on optical media anymore, and when they do, it's usually through an external USB drive – particularly on laptops. Most notebook manufacturers phased out built-in disc trays ...

Recently I’ve come across a bunch of articles on how to build your own external drive, which is interesting because there are some perfectly good pre-built external drives available already. But after ...

When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...