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| [summary]Not enough disk space? Need a backup solution? External drives provide you with extra storage in your office or on the go. Learn how to repair them here.[/summary] | |
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| + | == Background and Identification == |
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| + | An external storage device is an accessory that holds electronic files outside your computer. You can use external storage to keep extra files that you don’t need/want on your computer all the time or make a backup of your data in case of accidents. If you’re enterprising, you can also start your computer from an external storage device if your internal storage has failed. |
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| + | For most computers before 2000, external storage consisted of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk|floppy disks], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM|CDs], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD|DVDs]. Only DVDs were able to hold over a gigabyte of data. |
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| + | External storage is ''usually'' connected to a computer via USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire (old school), but sometimes the device is attached to your home or office network allowing you to access it over Wi-Fi. Some external storage devices use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive|hard drives] inside, which are generally slow but can hold large amounts of data for a relatively cheap price. Hard drives are produced in two form factors—2.5 inches and 3.5 inches—which refer to the diameter of the spinning platter inside the hard drive. |
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| + | Other devices use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive|solid-state drives] (SSDs) that access data at high-speed, but cost more than hard drives for an equivalent amount of storage space. SSDs in external storage typically mimic the form factor of 2.5 inch hard drives. |
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| + | == Additional Information == |
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| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_storage|External storage on Wikipedia] |
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| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive|Hard disk drive on Wikipedia] |
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| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive|Solid-state drive on Wikipedia] |
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| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk|Floppy disk on Wikipedia] |
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