From the floppy disk to the headphone jack, Apple has a history of removing ubiquitous technology from its gadgets before people think they’re ready to give them up. In some cases, Apple’s changes ...

Disk Drill offers two modes of data protection: Guaranteed Recovery, which safeguards particular folders, and Recovery Vault, which protects the disk. Unfortunately, for customers with solid-state ...

Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here's how to use it. Retro computing is popular these days, and one aspect of vintage ...

If you need to expand your Mac storage in a big way without breaking the bank, your best bet is with external hard drives.

If you keep a lot of valuable information on your Mac, encrypting it will help you keep the data safe. Apple’s built-in FileVault disk encryption on macOS is an effective way to do this. But what ...

I haven’t touched a DVD, CD, or even a Blu-Ray disc in years, let alone one of the floppy disks the Apple Disk II was designed to load back in the early ‘80s. But I might find a reason to use outdated ...

With only a single machine that still has a DVD drive, Apple is close to finishing something it began nearly six years ago. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh ...

No matter the size of your Mac’s hard drive, there will come a time when you need to free up some space. Having a full hard drive can make your Mac feel sluggish, and running out of space can be ...

You are about to transfer some important files from an external drive to your Mac, and suddenly you get the message “Disk Not Ejected Properly” The transfer fails, and you have to start all over again ...

On July 4, as I arrived at my parents’ house for a week away from the Orbiting Ars Headquarters, I inherited a family heirloom of sorts: my father asked me if I’d want to take custody of an Apple II ...

OS 26 introduces Recovery Assistant, a new built-in tool that automatically launches when a Mac fails to start, helping users and IT teams diagnose and fix startup issues without manual intervention.