How to wipe unallocated disk space in Windows
Question: Due to the nature of how filesystems like NTFS work, files that are deleted “permanently” from within Windows aren’t immediately deleted – they’re simply marked as deleted from the…
Seagate ST500LT025
ST500LT025 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST500LT025 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
Why are most of 2TB hard disks released 5400 RPM?
Question: Most of 1TB Hard disks run as 7200 RPM recently.But why 2TB is not? Few disks have a 7200 rpm specification.Is there a technical reason? Answer: It’s not just…
Seagate ST500LT015
ST500LT015 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
Windows: How can I see disk space used over time?
Question: I’m looking for a way to capture and visualize used disk space over time. All I need is one number– bytes used on disk. I store a lot of…
Seagate ST500LT012
ST500LT012 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST500LT012 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
How can I render an SSD permanently inoperable with no chance of data recovery?
Question: On platter drives, when it is time to dispose of them, a degaussing takes care of the data and in most cases erases the factory pre-recorded servo tracks rendering…
Seagate ST500LM034
ST500LM034 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST500LM034 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
How can I remove the option to eject internal SATA drives from the Windows 8 tray icon?
Question: The Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows 8 (and 8.1) offers the ability to eject my internal SATA drives, including the boot drive (see example): I don’t see myself…
Seagate ST500LM030
ST500LM030 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST500LM030 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…