Q:What does the D: hard-drive partition do on a Windows computer? Could it be used as a backup? A:The function of the D: drive usually depends on the computer's manufacturer and how the Windows system ...

Partitioning your hard drive sounds like a technically involved task that most people don’t need to bother with—but it’s actually relatively simple to do, doesn’t have to cost you any money, and can ...

Modern storage solutions like SSDs have changed the way we store data. But if you're using your SSDs without partitions, it's time to change your mind and organize your data efficiently. One of the ...

Reader Kevin Riley has a splitting dilemma. He writes: I have a 1TB FireWire hard drive that is about a quarter full. I’d like to partition the drive but don’t want to have to back up all my data to ...

Reader Gilbert wrote in with a great question no one has ever asked me before. He’s looking for help identifying the D: drive on his computer: Why is it there, what is it used for, and can he store ...

Back in the day we'd take a standard server and bust up it's internal drive array into multiple partitions - the boot (OS) partition (C), then maybe the data partition (D), etc. This was best practice ...

”Commander Dave” Turner wants to move his documents, photos, and other data files to another drive. Whether you move your data folders to a second drive or a new partition on your existing drive, ...