WHY YOU MUST BUY EXTERNAL DRIVES

Portable storage has never been faster, smaller or cheaper. Robert Irvine reveals the best things you can do with an external HDD, SSD and USB stick, and the best devices to buy.

WHAT YOU CAN DO • Protect your system and data against PC disasters• Access important files and favourite software on the go• Encrypt your drive to thwart thieves and snoopers• Save money on expensive online-storage plans• Transfer large files between devices in just a few seconds• Back up important data across multiple drives Backing up important files from your PC used to involve copying them onto CD or DVD (or floppy disk, going back even further). Not only was this a slow and laborious process, but the limited space offered by optical discs meant you could end up with teetering piles of them cluttering your desk. External hard drives were always an option, but they tended to be large, heavy and expensive, while the first USB sticks – though considerably…

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