To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.

Cloning a hard drive on a Mac is a different process. If you have a newer MacBook or iMac, you can't swap out the hard disk on it. The Apple Silicon-based Macs have the storage soldered in, so there's ...

You can partition a hard drive with Windows' Disk Management utility by shrinking the existing partition and formatting the new unallocated partition.

Several free tools can predict drive failures before they happen, giving you time to back up your data and replace the drive ...