Summary: Purchasing an external hard drive can add much-needed space to your computer.

If you are a student working on a research paper or a video editor putting a rough cut together for a client, you know just how important it is to keep your files safe. Your computer has a hard drive built-in but there are reasons why you should invest in an external drive.

More Space

Although your computer has a hard drive already built-in, you may eventually find yourself running low on space. Most desktop computers and laptops can have their storage expanded but an external hard drive could give you some more freedom. A small hard drive you can toss in your backpack or leave on your desktop can drastically increase the amount of photos, videos, documents, and projects you can keep on you.

If you shoot a lot of videos, you could find yourself regularly creating gigabytes worth of footage. Rather than filling up your built-in hard drive, you could buy an external one that you use only for video projects. This approach can help you work with large files on your laptop, your desktop, and any other computer.

An Additional Backup

The last thing you would want is for all of your important files to suddenly disappear. You have likely heard horror stories of laptops getting stolen, people accidentally spilling water on their computer, or computers suddenly dying. There are a number of different cloud services you can use to save files but it never heards to have an additional backup. A hard drive purchased specifically for backups can be justify in a safe at home or any other secure location.

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