There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.

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Many of us have accidentally deleted files from our USB drives, or maybe even did so intentionally only to regret it later.

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I've been outspoken about wanting the OneDrive placeholders feature from Windows 8.1 to come to Windows 10. In the relatively short time that it was available, it became such a key part of my workflow ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Transferring files from one PC to another used to be a real hassle, and often required moving floppy disks back and forth, using arcane cable ...