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Organise and keep track of files with filters, labels and star ratings

While Windows' folder system gives a serviceable way to organise files, a free tool indexes files automatically and arranges them in a calendar format

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Hitachi Lifestudio Desk Plus 1TB portable USB2 hard disk

External storage with organisation software built in

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  • 02/08/2011
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Western Digital My Book Essential portable USB3 hard disk

Faster than the average hard disk, and well-priced too at £120

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  • 20/07/2011
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OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD

Good performance and value from this solid-state disk

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  • 11/07/2011
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Kingston SSDNow V100 128GB solid-state disk

Easy to use, fast SSD storage

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  • £205
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  • 11/07/2011
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Drobo FS multi-disk network storage device

Smart and simple storage for home and business users

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  • 09/07/2011
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Use an iPhone like a memory key

iPhone Explorer lets you explore files stored on an iPhone, iPod or iPad. Although it is a separate program, and not made by Apple, iPhone Explorer needs iTunes to be installed in order to work

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Are you running short of storage space on your hard disk?

We explain the difference between internal and external storage and show you how to keep your data safe and organised by partitioning your hard disk

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Do hard disks work like old vinyl records and use needles to record?

Tiny magnetic heads used to hover just above a disk's surface and damage could occur if these weren't 'parked' properly. Nowadays this is done automatically

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What damage have I done to my SSD drive by defragmenting it?

Although a solid-state disk is not meant to be defragged, doing it once or twice should not cause any permanent damage and it will not need repairing

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iStorage Diskgenie SSD 64GB storage device with AES security

Protect your files while you’re on the move

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  • 10/06/2011
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Kingston launches WiDrive wireless storage for iPhone and iPad

New device adds 16 or 32GB of storage to Apple devices via built-in wireless

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Sandisk and Diskeeper show off mini-SSD ExpressCache system

Combination of software and small storage device cuts startup time

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