My hard drive is over ten and a half months old, slightly different from the 8.3 months I calculated. So, this method only gives an estimate which may differ from the actual age.

The original hard drive icon dates back to 2000, when Apple introduced the new look and feel of Mac OS X to the public ...

She wants to know how to erase a hard drive in an old computer that no longer boots. Great question. It’s been more than a few years since I wrote about this topic.

Even when an old computer won’t start up anymore, the hard drive is still in there. From financial data to private photos, that drive could hold all sorts of private information.

The light is still on it (it is a Seagate Free Agent hard drive, probably 10 years old or so), but it no longer makes any noise. Of course, I have all my pictures and financials on there.

If you're planning on getting rid of an old computer, make sure you remove the hard drive first and smash it up with a hammer, a British consumer group advised on Thursday.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- So, you think you've cleaned all your personal files from that old computer hard drive you're selling? A pair of MIT graduate students suggest you think again. Over two years ...