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A reader asks: “My hard drive is too slow, but I can’t afford to

WEBFirst, be sure your hard drive is the true bottleneck: If you're using Windows, open Task Manager/More Details and select the Performance tab. If your hard drive is a …

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Yes, your HDDs and SSDs really do weigh more when filled with …

WEBFor electronic storage (RAM, SSDs, flash memory, etc.), yes, adding data directly increases its weight. For traditional magnetic HDDs, also yes(!), but indirectly. …

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“My PC needs repair and will be reformatted. Should I just save my

WEBThe silver lining, when you have to reformat a PC, is that it’s chance to start over with a 100% clean rebuild — to set up everything afresh in a like-new, pristine …

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“How long does it take for a Li-ion battery to degrade

WEBTwo years of 20% losses mean that the battery would only have 64% of its original capacity; three years in, it’d have just 51%. So, it matters a lot how you treat …

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A reader asks: “My 500 GB hard drive has one bad sector; what …

WEBA bad sector is a small area on the hard drive’s surface that’s unreliable or unreadable; and that the drive’s own software, or the PC’s operating system, has …

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A reader asks: Why does Disk Defrag fail, despite plenty of room

WEBReader Oystein Ravner asks (via the CONTACT link): Hi Fred! I am glad you are back! Problem: W7 Disk Defragmenter. System Disk is successfully analyzed, but …

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“Can I still make use of a hard disk drive that is at 0% health

WEBA 0% drive health rating from a good drive-monitoring app ( examples) means the drive has reached the end of its reliable service life. Even if it still appears to …

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“Does leaving stopwatch constantly running on your smartphone …

WEB(Answer requested by Nikola Cvetanovski) It's probably not significant, but that really depends on a host of variables. Let's try a thought experiment, where you can …

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Should you activate Win10’s optional “Application Guard

WEBShould you activate Win10’s optional “Application Guard?”. Posted on 2021-08-30 by Fred Langa. It’s disabled by default and comes with some serious …

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A VPN dissenter speaks out

WEBA reader strongly disagrees with Fred’s recent recommendation about using virtual private networks (VPNs) to increase online security; that reader’s colorful letter …

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“Is there lead in phone charger cords/end of a phone charger

WEBIn many parts of the world, environmental and consumer protections disallow or minimize the routine use of lead in end-user products. In electronics, this usually …

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Feb 3 Newsletter Available

WEBThe newest AskWoody Plus newsletter is now available. In this issue: TROUBLESHOOTING: Tools for monitoring drive health BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Do-it …

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A reader asks: “Are you sick, retired or dead

WEBPlease advise.”. - Langa.com. A reader asks: “Are you sick, retired or dead? Please advise.”. Posted on 2018-08-08 by Fred Langa. Reader Craig Kovach asks: “I …

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