Mostly, the power of any computer is associated with the storage capability of its hard drive, it is true to some extent, since the newest models of computers have got smart featured hard drives for efficiency.
The use of hard drive varies from person to person depending upon his computing needs and lifestyle e.g. some people are actively involved in downloading and uploading large amounts of data.
Such people often find the in-built storage of their computer as insufficient and they turn towards using external hard drives for improved service and support. Do you know the ways an external hard drive could benefit you?
If not, let us share with you.
Surplus storage space
You can enhance your storage space limit by adding an external hard drive. To avoid your computer memory from being overloaded, adding an external hard drive is a clever idea. You distribute the load of your computer to this surplus storage and can improve your system’s performance.
Maintaining archives
If your system is old and you have an abundant of important data in it and you are not using that data but you don’t want to lose it too, to vacate the resources it is eating up, you can transfer it to an external hard drive. This action will boost your computer performance and speed.
Backup drive
Keeping a backup of your hard drive is essential if you are a daily user of the computer and have saved important data in it. To avoid risk of suffering from your PC crashing or other mishaps it is advised to maintain the backup of your hard drive, an external drive could be used as an emergency backup drive.
Portability with convenience
External hard drives are lightweight, portable, and easy to carry and move from one location to another. If you are going to another location you can take it along with you and can reattach with any other unit to access the stored information.
Long life
Attaching an external hard drive may increase the life of your computer, because if your external hard drive crashes you can still use the computer. External drives cost less as compared to internal drive, and it enhances the life of your internal drive too.
Authorized access
External drives adds security to the saved data since some of the drives allow encryption which don’t grant access without permission. You can detach the external device after saving data to make it unreachable to unauthorized users, even if it is not detached it is not possible to access the stored information.
It is an intuitive decision to attach an external hard drive with your computer or enhance its performance and security. But you must know that every hard drive is not compatible with every computer, you need to identify a suitable external device by comparing the types of available drives, your system specifications, and your needs.
Following are the main categories of available external drives:
External hard drives
They are high capacity external drives come in different sizes and storage capacities. They are portable and can travel wherever you go. If you are looking for a high storage capacity (5TB) portable hard drive for your system, then check out this [easyazon_link identifier=”B00TKFEEBW” locale=”US” tag=”hdcl-20″]5TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0[/easyazon_link], which is available on Amazon.
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Mac external hard drives
Mac book external hard drives are compatible with your MacBook or iMac. Using an external hard drive as the boot device can significantly improve the Mac performance with slower built-in drives. If you have a MacBook and are seeking a high capacity external device (1TB with 5400 RPM), we recommend you to check out [easyazon_link identifier=”B00N2S6ZUQ” locale=”US” tag=”hdcl-20″]Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable Hard Drive[/easyazon_link].
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Network (NAS) & Personal Cloud Hard Drives
Network (NAS) & Personal Cloud Hard Drives provide accessibility to your files using internet by making use of personal clouds. These are wireless devices and allow you to stream music, movies, and other data to multiple devices at the same time.
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Solid state drives SSD
Solid state drives are small, fast, quiet, and lightweight drives which are ideal for laptops and mobiles. They are usually expensive but are still a recommended choice for smart devices.
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Some tips
- While purchasing an external drive, identify your needs e.g. A high capacity drive.
- Try to place them in an airy place so it doesn’t become overheated. This will extend the life of your drive.
- While connecting an external device, try to position it safely and watch the running wires.
- To get maximum use out of the external device, back-up regularly.
- For secure use, detach it after saving the data.
- External devices are an excellent choice for data backup only if the data is initially saved on the internal drive and then backed up on the external drive. If the external drive is the initial location of storage, then data is not backed up and is most likely to be lost.