Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...

How to find and delete unwanted files on your PC is a chore everyone thinks is going to take hours, when in fact it takes just a minute or two. Just don’t use Windows 10’s File Explorer! The Windows ...

Despite the many changes in data storage over the decades, some fundamentals remain. One of these is that storage is accessed by one of three methods – block, file and object. This article will define ...

Learn how to back up your computer data safely using cloud backup and external hard drives with this beginner-friendly, ...

External storage, such as an SD card, HDD, or SSD, tends to slow down over time or becomes inaccessible when used elsewhere. A simple solution is to format the SD card, which will help to speed up as ...

You can check your Windows computer's storage space through the "This PC" menu in your File Explorer. You can also open Windows' Settings app, which lets you see your available storage, as well as how ...

There are plenty of things that you can do to boost your Windows computer's performance. You can enable fast startup, reduce the number of background-running ...

Just because you delete a file on your computer doesn’t mean it’s gone, and that’s true for both older mechanical hard drives as well as solid-state drives and flash drives. Yet on the flip side, just ...