When you lose data on a hard drive, a sector editor allows you to view data almost everywhere on the drive. Here's how you can use WinHex to recover data anywhere on a hard drive. Felix The Cat had a ...

If you erase the partition containing /boot, you will break GRUB. Boot off a XP recovery CD and run fixmbr to replace the MBR before running Partition Magic.

Discover the best GPT disk management tools for 2026 that leverage AI to optimize your storage. From partitioning to recovery ...

The following is a continuation of a series of columns on Linux disasters and how to recover from them, inspired in part by a Halloween Linux Journal Live episode ...

Many computer users are curious about whether they should use MBR or GPT when initializing a disk for the first time in Windows. In fact, selecting the appropriate option is essential for the ...

I have a 2TB MBR drive w/ W7 in the 1st partition. Partitions 2 & 3 are used as separate storage. I want to xfer all of that to a 4TB GPT drive including resizing the 2nd & 3rd partitions. Most of ...

While installing Windows 8, Ragav RG converted his hard drive to the new GPT partitioning format. He asked about its advantages. Before it can load an operating system, your PC needs a way of know ...