External SSDs

Considering formatting your solid state drive? Discover how to format or reformat an SSD, as well as some handy tips and tricks with Crucial’s quick guide.

What is a solid state drive and is it really that much better for your computer than a traditional hard disk drive? Find out.

This step-by-step guide shows you how to install a Crucial SSD in a desktop PC with installation instructions, precautions, and equipment.

Crucial’s step-by-step guide shows you how to install an SSD in a laptop, including instructions, precautions, and equipment needed.

Find out how a self-encrypting SSD is designed to protect you and your business from security risks.

Learn more about computer data storage with Crucial’s glossary of SSD terms.

Our helpful step-to-step guide tells you how to upgrade your computer to an SSD and why this change will help your computer’s performance.

SSDs provide many benefits. Find out the top 10 reasons why you should get a solid state drive.

SSDs can help boost productivity for businesses, due to their high-performance factors. Find out how SSDs can prove beneficial for your company.

Read our guide to successfully install an mSATA SSD.

HDD or SSD, your computer needs a data storage device. Crucial can provide the information about computer data storage.

Find out what role SSDs play in speeding up work for yourself and your employees.

Find out how you can speed up and improve performance of game consoles, DVRs, NAS arrays, and media servers with Crucial.

Find out more about increasing computer storage space to optimize access to your important files.

There are more SSD form factors and connection protocols than before. Discover how to find the best SSD drive for your laptop with Crucial’s helpful guide.

Install your new Crucial M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD quickly and easily. A written guide with step-by-step instructions to walk you through the process.

Micron SSDs are manufactured completely in-house for higher quality. Find out more about how solid state drives are made from silicon to the finished product.

NVMe was developed to work with flash memory and the PCIe bus to enhance the speed of SSDs. Find out more about how Crucial is using this new protocol.

The PCIe interface has been paired with the NVMe protocol to enhance the speed of SSDs. Find out more about how Crucial is using this interface to increase SSD speed.

The Trim command is used with Active Garbage Collection to clean up SSDs to ensure they continue to work quickly. Find out more with Crucial.

Find out more about how the SMART system works to provide you with information about your SSD's health. Crucial can help.

Active Garbage Collection is used with Trim to clean up SSDs. Learn more with Crucial about garbage collection and why it's important for SSD maintenance.

Installing server memory is fast and easy and results in a more responsive server. Find out more with Crucial's step-by-step installation guide.

Confused about M.2, PCIe, and SATA? Crucial explains what you need to know about form factor, physical interfaces, and SSDs.

Cloud services have their merits. However, for small and mid-sized businesses, migrating to a hybrid cloud solution – or simply sticking to on-premise servers – offers a better fit.

Thinking about purchasing an external SSD for a laptop? Find out how to choose the best portable SSD to suit your needs at Crucial.

Crucial breaks down everything you need to know about external SSDs – how they work, what they're used for, and how to get the fastest speeds out of yours.

Investing in an external SSD for gaming can hugely optimize your experience. Find the best external SSD to suit your needs for PC, Xbox and PS5, at Crucial.

It’s time to upgrade your hard drive to a new portable SSD! Discover the best external SSDs for video editing and how to find the best one for you.

Are external SSDs as fast as internal? We’ve got the lowdown in our helpful comparison - head to Crucial to see our internal vs external SSD guide.

Want to know if you can boot from an external SSD? Get an explanation with Crucial’s helpful guide and learn more about external SSDs.

If you want to expand the use of your Crucial external SSD even further, it may be time to try partitioning.

It’s easy to set up storage for your PC or laptop. Learn how to install an external SSD and format it yourself with the help of Crucial’s step-by-step guide.

There are many questions around whether to defrag an SSD. Head to Crucial for expert advice on solid state drives and whether defragging is necessary.

Ditch that old hard drive and upgrade to a new portable SSD! Discover the best SSDs for photography, photo editing, and storing photos.

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Data loss and Cybercrime are more prevalent in our everyday lives. This report highlights cybercrime statistics and their impact. Check this out for more info.

Find out ways to move your Steam library to another drive on a Mac or Windows device and see what the benefits are of running games off an external SSD.

As data needs keep increasing, extra storage for iPhones is more useful than ever before. Why not free up some space by investing in an external SSD?

Find out how to format an external hard drive for Mac with this handy guide and see which products can help with your storage issues.

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Learn more about how external SSDs can play an important part in your music production and how to get the most out of storing your music externally.