An external hard drive is a hard disk drive that is placed externally. You can buy them pre-made or purchase a hard drive and an enclosure and make your own. They come in many sizes and are cheap
In this article, I will detail 3 specific uses for your external hard drive. For one reason or another, you may have chosen a computer whose storage capacity you have outgrown. It may be full to capacity with files and programs and you need room to expand. So the first use of your external hard drive is to add expandability to your computer.
Second use of your external hard drive is, as a shared storage drive. You can attach it to a PC, set permissions, share-ability and start saving and sharing various files. By using it in this manner, you’ll be able to free up tons of space on your computer’s local hard drive and you’ll be able to share files with everyone in your home network.
Another possible use for your external hard drive is to save important documents. You can then store this hard drive in a secure location such as a fire-proof safe or a safety deposit box. This will surely save you from tons of headaches in case of theft or worse yet, a disaster.
That’s 3 possible uses for your external hard drive. They are versatile, and come in sizes that you can choose according to your specific needs. If you have a lot of files to save, then you can get a 500 GB hard drive, or larger if you wish. If you only have a few important documents to save, then maybe a 15 GB hard drive will be sufficient.
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atish
Mar 11. 2011
nice tips
TechCrates
Mar 11. 2011
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Mukundan Srinivasan
Mar 17. 2011
I have purchased a 1Terabyte hardisk and it’s of great use since i store lots of movies.
TechCrates
Mar 17. 2011
Good to know that !!
TECHNOLOGY
Mar 18. 2011
I have a 160GB HDD and didn’t know what to do with that. I hardly watch movies or listen to songs. It is of no use for me. I got it for free with my Acer lappy 🙂
TechCrates
Mar 18. 2011
Even I too have a 160GB HDD and hardly 20GB of it is used for OS and other softwares..Rest of the space is of no use coz I too don’t have the habit of downloading movies.
Hostgator Review
Mar 26. 2011
The hard disk is of great use but these some times get us in to troubles as they get stuck up sometimes.
TechCrates
Mar 26. 2011
I haven’t experienced such problems with a External HDD
nityRoosy
Nov 01. 2015
Many thanks, this website is extremely helpful.