Our guide will walk you through the complete step-by-step process of buying, installing, and formatting a new budget-focused SSD for your Windows desktop.

There are so many great uses for a portable SSD, even if you aren't a full-blown tech geek. Check out these practical use cases.

If you're using an old internal SSD, once your enclosure arrives, mount the SSD inside according to the manual and connect it to your computer once so that you can format it.

How to Connect/Install A Hard Drive to Your Computer After deciding on a proper disk cloning tool, the next step is to connect the new SSD or HDD to your computer, which may vary based on your device.

If your Windows 11/10 PC won't boot after upgrading or installing a new SSD, check the boot order. The solutions provided here will help you fix this issue.

Nvidia and IBM want to bring greater improvements than expected to PC graphics by connecting the GPU to an SSD.

If your Internet connection has a data cap, this will come in extra handy. And speaking of SSD 'size', M.2 drives come in a variety of physical lengths.