Let's take a quick look at a step-by-step guide detailing how to turn an SSD into a boot drive for your new or existing computer.

You can make the external storage be the startup drive for your Mac. That's normally something you would do when there's a problem and you need to start the Mac up from a separate boot disk.

Apple makes it harder to make an external boot drive for your Mac than it has in the past, but sometimes you still need to do it. Here's how to do it in macOS Sequoia.

Plus you’ll likely save a lot of money by DIYing your own external SSD. Large-capacity PCIe drives are available at surprisingly low prices.

Early versions of the Raspberry Pi could only boot from SD cards, but newer ones can boot from any USB device, like an external drive or USB stick. Here's how.

Hard drive, SSD, or USB flash drive: Which portable storage is right for you? SSD technology is playing an increasingly important role in external storage.

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.