Hard drives fail, it happens. We explain how you can avoid data loss, but also how to restore lost data from a hard drive should the worst happen.

If you have an old hard drive from a PC or Mac, there is a good chance you can recover the files and data on the drive. You just need to get a device that connect your drive to a new computer ...

'CyberGuy': How to easily transfer files and photos off a computer to your hard drive Tech expert Kurt Knutsson helps you free up space by transferring files to an external drive: connect, copy ...

Before we get into the how, let’s consider some common ways data is lost from external hard drives.