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Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s

In the era of floppy disks and early operating systems like CP/M and MS-DOS, A: and B: were reserved for floppy disk drives, which pushed the first hard drive to C:. Floppy disks were dominant back ...

What is a hard drive? Everything you should know about the computer storage device

A hard drive, also known as a hard disk drive, is a storage device used on many computers that's prone to failure but offers ...

Yes, You Need to Back Up Your Computer. Here’s the Best Way to Do It

Your digital life deserves better protection. From photos to work files, here’s how to back up everything with ease.