Storage technology has evolved by leaps and bounds since the dawn of the computer age. Today’s leap forward is NVMe, a storage system that promises to exponentially increase the bandwidth available to storage devices. Apple’s SSDs are well-made, no doubt, but that’s not their sole source of speed. That is granted by the impressive bandwidth […]
Spring Clean: Tips to Free Up iPhone Storage Space
One of the most annoying things about the iPhone is getting the notification that pops up when you’re trying to take a photo or trying to back up your new settings to the iCloud saying you are out of storage. Managing the storage on the iPhone and iCloud isn’t always easy. In fact, many people […]
What’s the Difference Between A Disk and Volume on macOS?
When working with storage devices on macOS, you’ll encounter a lot of terms referring to your storage device. There are disks, partitions, volumes, and images, as well as containers and the ever-popular drives. While the internal usage of these terms isn’t completely consistent, getting a handle on what they mean will make it easier to […]
Format Hard Drives with Disk Utility in macOS
There’s a dark corner of your Applications folder that few users dare go: the Utilities folder. In here, you’ll find many mysterious applications with opaque uses and confusing titles. We’ve already covered a few, like Activity Monitor and Console. But those aren’t nearly as useful as Disk Utility, an app that many Mac users would […]
Restore iPhone Backups to Recover Lost Space
The iPhone is not great at managing its internal storage. Its hard to figure out exactly why this happens, but over time your iPhone’s ability to assess its available free space degrades. This can result in spurious error messages indicating your running out of storage, even though you’re not. You can restore iPhone backups to reset […]
Base plop SSD Desk Storage – for Those Who Need More
Earlier this year, we featured a beautiful SSD enclosure called plops. The concept is simple, with only a mere push-and-pull action to insert an SSD to expand your storage. The makers of plops have once again put their creative energies into gear and are promoting a new product on Indiegogo. It is just like plops, but […]
