Any modern storage device, be it an SSD or a hard disk drive or a flash-based USB stick, has two different "layers" of internal organization. The first is the hardware layer, or the "block" layer.

David R McCullough needs to clone his 1TB hard drive to a 120GB SSD. It’s like moving all your furniture from a big house to a small apartment. I’ve discussed the advantages of installing an ...

The 16-terabyte drive (actual capacity 15.36TB) must use between 480 and 500 of Samsung's new 256Gbit dies. We're not entirely sure how you squeeze that many dies into a standard 2.5-inch SSD case ...