For the best Xbox One gaming experience, you may need an external hard drive. Here are some of the best options.

You now have an external firewire drive that can boot your computer into Leopard. Remember to "put away" this drive properly before turning it off or unhooking it from the computer!

You might need an adapter or two, but it is possible to recycle those old platters. The question is, are you better off turning them into an external drive?

You can replace your PS4's internal hard drive or use an external hard drive to expand your storage.

External hard drives offer limited functionality on PS5, but the best ones let you store more games and free up space on your console.

Microsoft may no longer support Windows To Go, but you can still make a portable Windows 11 installation — and it actually works okay.

OS X Recovery is a convenient feature that, in theory, means you no longer need an OS X Install disc or a bootable external hard drive with the OS X installer.