We look at block vs file storage for contemporary workloads, and find it’s largely a case of trade-offs between cost, complexity and the level of performance you can settle for.

If you need to expand your Mac storage in a big way without breaking the bank, your best bet is with external hard drives.

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

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PALM BEACH, Fla. - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern now expect to file their merger application with federal regulators around Dec. 16, two weeks later than they had originally hoped. UP CEO Jim ...

The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...

For fans of "The X-Files" who watched the seminal '90s show live as it aired, the biggest mystery wasn't actually what happened to Mulder's sister: It was what happened to the show after Season 7.

If you're running up to the edge of Google's 15 GB of free cloud storage, you can always go old-school without having to pay ...

PosiGen, a national residential solar company, filed for bankruptcy after facing financial difficulties stemming from the Trump administration’s rollback of solar tax credits that hurt its ability to ...

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If ...

You may be owed some of the $177 million fund. Here's how to find out before it's too late. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, ...