While external disks are helpful for additional storage, they aren't reliable, being a full-fledged single backup solution. I learned this the hard way after literally losing year ...

We just ran a post on taking apart a hard drive for its spare-parts goodness so you have no excuse. If you’re feeling goofy, you can mount one onto a board, step on it with the ball of your foot ...

If you're unsure how old your hard drive is, check the manufacturer’s label, the drive's S.M.A.R.T. data, or the drive's ...

Being a solid-state piece of hardware without any moving parts has its advantages ... out and run your own impromptu drop tests with your drives, but an SSD will almost certainly survive more ...

Have any dead hard drives kicking around? Hackaday alum [Jeremy Cook] shows how easy it is to disassemble a hard drive to scavenge its goodies. The hardest part is having the patience and the ...