Formatting an SSD is the best way to boost its performance or clear out any potentially malicious malware whenever you move it to a new system, purchase one second hand, or plan to sell yours on to ...

OK, I've finally gotten around to beefing up my stock Early 2011 17" MBP. Upgraded the RAM to 16GB and I've got a SSD to replace the spinny 750GB model that came with it. The machine came w/ 10.7, and ...

I have an Intel x-25M in a 2009 13" MBP and am about to do a clean install of 10.8. The firmware on the SSD could be updated to a newer version but not without a whole lot more work. Never had a ...

To clone or not to clone, that is the question. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Changing the drive your Windows 10 install is on ...

I’ve written quite a bit about the not-quite-so-new Apple File System (APFS) format that Apple adopted for both iOS and—with macOS 10.13 High Sierra—for SSDs that are a Mac’s boot volume. While ...