Hard drive not recognised: making it visible in Windows Explorer
Does your external hard drive no longer appear in Windows? Discover simple solutions to make it visible, correct detection errors and recover your data without risk.
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Hard Drives: Practical Tips and Solutions
A hard drive showing signs of weakness deserves close monitoring before it fails completely. Our guides list the symptoms of a failed drive, explain how to clone it onto an SSD and how to recover data from a PC that no longer starts. We also detail the right habits before reselling a computer, including fully wiping the drive, along with the best data recovery software. Find our other storage guides on the Assistouest blog.
Completely erasing a hard drive, SSD or USB stick on Windows before reselling it
Permanently erase all data from a hard disk or USB stick before selling your computer, thanks to free Windows software.
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Freeing up space on your Windows 11 PC with the Storage Assistant
Never run out of space again! The Storage Assistant analyzes your Windows 11 PC and safely removes unnecessary files.
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Signs of a faulty or damaged hard drive on a laptop
Discover the warning signs of a failing hard disk : unusual noise, corrupted files, slowness and frequent errors.
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How do you convert an old internal hard drive (HDD or SSD) into an external one?
Smart, economical storage: your old hard drive becomes an external drive. Discover our step-by-step guide.
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The 5 best portable external hard drives en 2026
We've selected the best external hard drives (HDD and SSD) for you. Comparison of the best portable hard drives in 2026.
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How to clone and replace a laptop’s hard drive with an SSD
Discover the best ways to migrate your system and files without reinstalling.
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A guide to recovering data from a computer that won’t start up
Even a PC out of service can still keep your data. Find out how to recover them quickly and keep them safe.
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How can I tell if my PC has an HDD or an SSD?
Find out how to easily identify whether your PC uses an HDD or SSD. Follow our simple methods via Task Manager or PowerShell.
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How do you merge two partitions on a hard drive in Windows?
Need more disk space in Windows? Find out how to merge two partitions safely using disk management.
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Which 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD adapter should you choose for a hard drive?
Compare SATA-to-USB cables, enclosures, cloning docks and IDE adapters to connect or reuse a 2.5- or 3.5-inch HDD or SSD.
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How is a forensic analysis of a hard drive carried out?
How do experts analyze a hard drive without altering the evidence? Find out about forensic images, FTK Imager, Autopsy and the traces they can recover.
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