8 Uses For Your Old External Hard Drives (Other Than Storage)

External hard drives can be moved between systems, reformatted at will, and repurposed without risking the data or stability ...
PC World

Don’t use the same external drive for backup and storage

Marios Papadopoulos stores media files on a 1TB external hard drive. He asked about using the same drive for backup. Technically speaking, there’s no reason why you couldn’t use the same hard drive ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Don't let your old hard drive gather dust: Build a DIY media drive for your console

Stop deleting console games: Your old PC hard drive is the perfect 'cold storage' for your PS5 or Xbox ...
9to5Mac

How-To: Reclaim your Mac’s old hard drive or build a new one with an external USB enclosure

Earlier this year, I wrote several guides to boost the speeds of older Macs by swapping their internal hard drives for super-fast solid state drives (SSDs). As readers have confirmed, their older ...