Storage articles

It's possible to overclock SSDs, but you probably shouldn't

In a nutshell: Squeezing every bit of performance out of a PC – whether for sport or from a value position – is what overclocking is all about. Ramping up clock speeds, increasing voltage settings, and tightening memory timings are all common ways to make CPUs, GPUs, and memory run faster, but did you know it's technically possible to apply some of these same techniques to solid-state drives?

HDD revenue retrospect: Charting nearly 70 years of hard drive financial data

Seagate launches Mozaic 3+ platform for 30 TB and larger HAMR-based hard drives

MSI's new PCIe 5.0 SSD runs so hot, it ships with a self-contained liquid cooler

Samsung's 990 EVO SSD could support both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2

NAND flash fabs in Japan halt production to check for earthquake damage

Kioxia 2TB microSDXC memory card finally enters mass production

MSI Spatium PCIe 5.0 SSD skirts high temps with towering heatsink

Dropbox's new AI features share your files with OpenAI

Researchers achieve data storage breakthrough using diamond defects

Google rolls out a lifeline for Drive users with lost files

For just $1,000, you can turn your DNA into a flash drive for text messages

Google Drive users report losing files from the last few months

Global SSD shipments declined more than 10% in 2022, but big players increased their market share

SanDisk failing SSDs affected by major hardware flaws, says data recovery company

Western Digital starts shipping 24 TB CMR HDDs, and ramps up production of 28 TB SMR drives

PNY unveils 12GB/s PCIe 5.0 SSD with dual cooling fans

OneDrive users must justify why they are closing the app before exiting (Updated)

WTF?! Trust Microsoft to find new ways of making something (even more) annoying. The act of closing the OneDrive for Windows app will now force users to explain why they are doing such a thing. And don't think you can just ignore the question - Microsoft won't let you quit the program until you answer.

Google fixes Android 14's storage bug, but your data may be lost forever

In context: Just like Microsoft and other major software companies, Google releases security patches and bug fixes for Android every second Tuesday of the month. November 2023 marks the first "Patch Tuesday" for Android 14, addressing a storage bug that users have been experiencing in recent weeks.

Samsung's upcoming 8TB portable SSD is kind of slow and expensive, but what else will let you fit 8TB in your pocket?

In context: Samsung sells TechSpot's favorite portable SSD (the T7), which recently received a successor that while expensive, offers an impressive speed boost. A new upcoming option looks to exchange speed for capacity. Uniquely roomy for its size, it could prove worthwhile in specific situations.

Seagate is preparing 32TB HAMR hard drives for next year, 40TB within two

New SD card standards could double speeds with move to PCIe 4.0

Activision justifies Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's massive install size