You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman ...

A reader asks for guidelines on clearing data and disposing of old electronics, like cell phones and computers.

One of our servers (plain old Windows Server 2003 x86) backs up to USB hard drives. The drives are rotated weekly, and we'd like to delegate this task to one of our administration staff. What are ...

Under ideal conditions, hard drives can work for many years. However, various factors influence their service life.