Do you have an extra hard drive lying around that you can't use any longer? Do you want to give it to your IT Department or would you rather use it for your own department's use?

I was thinking to myself the other day of what I could do with my extra hard drives that I have at home, since we do have an IT Department and they take care of these types of things, since I work for a large publishing firm. Some of you might work for a smaller firm or even for yourselves (which I admire - being an entrepreneur). Then I remembered reading about using old hard drives that you either can't plug into your computer any longer because you've upgraded, ran out of bays (spaces inside your computer to put your hard drive) or just don't want to use it any longer, since you bought a better one.


I checked around on eBay to see if there are any hard drive enclosures that I could use to create an external hard drive. I could use this as a back up drive or as an extra drive that I can carry around with me for other uses. I know that memory sticks are quite popular right now, but you can take any hard drive that is larger than your average memory stick and use it to your advantage. I understand that it's a little bulkier, but at times, you have so many large files, that this is a better option.

The way it works is that you follow the instructions on inserting the hard drive into the enclosure, plug the USB cable into the unit as well as the computer you want to use it on and voila! Instant back up!

So the next time you have an extra hard drive lying around, check out eBay for some hard drive enclosures and create your own back up drive that you can carry around with you!

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Take care - of your clutter!


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