Discover the hidden dangers lurking in your hard drive and how to protect your precious data before it's too late.

Ericuse165 has a friend with a PC that’s making a grinding noise. Eric asked the Hard Drives, NAS Drives, Storage forum for advice. First, backup that hard drive. And I mean now! That drive could die ...

Q: I have a four-year-old PC that makes a grinding sound when running and is very slow opening applications. Friends tell me that it is about to die. Do I simply buy a new hard drive? Also, is it ...

Like all computer components, hard drives eventually fail -- often before any other component due to the hard drive's moving parts wearing out over time. Not all excess noises indicates hard drive ...

A reader’s hard drive is making new and unpleasant noises. Could it be on its last legs? I would say yes. If your hard drive is making sounds it never made before, especially grinding or screeching ...

A hard drive that's making loud clicking and screeching noises is trying to tell you something: The hardware is starting to fail and the component needs to be replaced. Failing hard drives typically ...

Linux only: If you've ever wondered what is thrashing your hard drive but can't figure out which process it is, you can use the iotop utility to help. The iotop utility works the same as the top ...

Just about anytime you think you and your computer are safe from hackers and security weaknesses, some bizarre, unexpected method or flaw gets discovered. Case in point: security researchers have come ...

Researchers have devised a new way to siphon data out of an infected computer even when it has been physically disconnected from the Internet to prevent the leakage of sensitive information it stores.

File this under a totally bizarre and improbable way to hack someone. Security researchers have recently demonstrated a way to use the sounds of your computer's hard drive to possibly transmit ...