Recovering important photos and data from a malfunctioning hard drive can be surprisingly expensive. Depending on what goes wrong and whom you take it to, it’s not unusual for data recovery companies ...

Has your Mac Mini hard drive filled to capacity or burnt out? There's no need to buy a new computer, simply swap out the old drive for a new one. Dan Graziano Associate Editor / How To Dan Graziano is ...

One of the joys of the PS3 was its easily upgradeable hard drive -- and the PS4 is no different. By sliding off the PS4's case and removing a single screw, you can easily slot in a replacement hard ...

After discovering that some of the 1TB hard drives used in some iMac systems could fail under certain conditions, Apple has started a replacement program. The replacement program affects 21.5-inch and ...

Apple has announced that a “very small number” of 1TB Seagate hard drives used in 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems may fail under certain conditions. The problem only applies to systems that were ...

There are many ways to make a slow laptop faster, but few are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). Making the swap will, in most cases, ...

Apple’s hard drive replacement program for 2011 iMacs has been expanded after discovering even more machines may be affected. The company has updated its support page about the program to note the 1TB ...

In creating a full-featured desktop computer that takes up as little space as possible, Apple engineered its Mac Mini with tight internal tolerances. While the computer uses a standard 2.5-inch laptop ...

Evidently upgrading an iBook hard drive may be a more difficult procedure than previous PowerBooks demanded. Tom McGee writes: "Anyone who buys a new iBook and has plans to pop a bigger drive may wish ...

I just received a new hard drive (a 1TB WD MyBook Essentials) yesterday, ran the included WD LifeGuard program, and it failed on the extended test. I then tried the verify surface scan test in hddscan ...

Last year, Apple announced that a “small number” of 1TB Seagate hard drives used in 2011 iMacs could fail under certain conditions, and were eligible for a free replacement. Now Apple’s extended that ...

I blame the Retina MacBook Pro. Apple sent a unit for me to review for my Seattle Times column, and I was impressed (see “Retina MacBook Pro: a treat for the eyes, maybe not for the wallet”). Yes, the ...