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Hi. I recently purchased an external hard drive. The model is a Seagate Expansion 8TB (ST8000DM004-2CX188 8001.5 GB). I downloaded SeaTools for Windows to test the external hard drive. In the SeaTools program, I select my external hard drive and choose the long generic test. However, after less...

Hi: I am using ccleaner to wipe my USB flash drive. After 5 GB written, the program stops and shows the following error: the volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid. I tried several fixes online but nothing has helped. Still the same error.

I want to disconnect the usb to sata cable from my external hard drive. Is the cable meant to be permanently connected to the external hard drive? Is it safe to disconnect the cable from the external hard drive? One of the reasons I ask is that I want to store my external hard drive and cable...

Ok, so if I understand correctly, I will have to manually change this setting. I am wiping the unused space on the external hard drive to prevent anyone else from restoring deleted files

Hi I used two programs to wipe the unused space on my external hard drive. One program is called CCleaner and the other is called Eraser. I first used CCleaner's Drive Wiper. During the wiping process, the computer goes to sleep and cancels the wiping program. The same problem happened with...

Hi I shot with the selfie camera on my Samsung Galaxy S10. The video size is 1920x1080. I use the Davinci Resolve video editing software on my Windows 10 PC to add text to the video. I then render the video and transfer the video to my phone. When I view the video with the default media player...

I think phones that around $250 are good value in my opinion (aka nokia 7.1, moto g7)

No I have not used either of those video editors. I will look into those. The reason why I was searching for a paid video editor is because I have had bad experiences with free video editors (i.e. complicated to use, lack of features)

Windows 10. I am using OBS Studio to record my screen to make an instructional video on how to install and use a certain program. I will need the following features in the video editor: Zoom Overlay text Title/Text Slides Speed slowdown Most software is too expensive and/or has bad reviews...

I need a recommendation for a Windows video editor under $50

Thinking of buying a Samsung Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+. I know that when the Samsung Galaxy S11 is about to release, the S10 family should decrease in price. The S11 will probably be released late February / early March from my understanding. Basically, when should the Samsung Galaxy S10...

From what I understand, SSD usually outlive their quoted written lifespan

Have you updated the firmware? I feel you could get better speeds. I used to have a Samsung 840 evo.

A chromebook is a type of laptop with the chromeOS operating system. It is limited in what it can do. Personally its good for just checking the internet but you cannot install regular programs on it. You can install linux and android apps on it. Android apps dont always run smoothly though. As...

Have you considered a chromebook? Might want to consider a refurbed lenovo thinkpad x250 for 220 euro https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Refurbished-Laptop-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X250-Laptop-i5-5300U-2-20Ghz-8GB-240GB-SSD-HD/323323223175?hash=item4b4790dc87:g:TzYAAOSw7yZbNig5#viTabs_0