In the Disk Management utility native to Windows 11/10, you can create new, resize, and extend partitions. In this post, we take a look at why all the options are greyed out or not available and as ...

If you’re installing a new hard drive, or need to wipe your drive clean for that “fresh” feeling, you’ll end up formatting your drive. Formatting will check the drive for errors, and prepare it for ...

You can partition a hard drive in Windows 10 to create dedicated portions of the hard drive that your computer will recognize ...

If you have installed a new internal or external hard drive or SSD, and its status on the left side of the Disk Management Tool displays Disk 1, Unknown Not Initialized then it means that Windows ...

Computer Management enables administrators to control devices and services and keep track of hardware and software performance. The Disk Management snap-in in Computer Management displays available ...

The prevention of data errors in a hard disk by invalidating bad sectors. Built into the drive itself, defect tables are used to identify the bad sectors that are encountered when the drive is first ...

Is your computer running slower than usual, or are you constantly seeing “Low Disk Space” warnings? Usually, it’s because your C drive is running out of space, which can impact your system’s ...

External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your device is not detected by Windows or macOS. Our team tests, rates, and reviews ...