Last Updated on September 10, 2016 by Larious

As time goes by, it seems like we always need more storage. Even a 128GB phone will fill up with files eventually, and for many, those files are photos and videos that can’t be easily replaced. Now comes the need to have more storage space for all your files and documents.

Portable External hard drives are connect to your computer using USB connections. These hard drives are affordable and a great way to store files from your computer to your external hard drive.

There are a number of advantages and reasons why people might want to use external hard drives. Buying external hard drives is very easy. They can be found in many computer stores and are also very easy to install and use.

Below are reasons why you need to have an external hard drive:

Large Capacities

The advantage of external hard drives compared to flash drives is that they are available in much larger capacities. It’s possible to choose an external hard drive which is 1TB  to 8TB (1000 – 8000 GB) in size or larger. Video files are very large in size which makes it important to ensure you’re choosing an external hard drive which has plenty of space available. You are guarantee unlimited storage of all files.

Portability

One of the best things about external hard drives is that they are portable. This makes it really easy to carry them around with you. They can be plugged into any computer and will be supported instantly without needing to install any drivers.

Choosing a drive which uses a laptop hard drive will be much smaller. A desktop hard drive is much larger and won’t be as portable. Laptop hard drives are also designed to cope with transport and shocks.

 High Copy / Transfer  Speed

External hard drives connected with USB 3.0 will work at very high speeds. This makes it easy to copy large files quickly to your hard drive. Hard drives with high RPM speeds will make it possible to work faster.

A normal USB external hard drive may not be suitable for video editing because it will work too slowly. This will make it difficult to use it for video editing. It’s impossible to wait a long time for large video files to be copied to and from your external hard drive. That’s why you should always choose one which has a USB 3.0 connection.

Flexibility

External hard drives are very flexible and can be brought in different capacities. It’s also possible to purchase an empty enclosure for your hard drive which can then be fitted with any size of hard drive.

External hard drives make using a computer to store video files much easier. Anyone who uses a desktop computer for photo editing will find that an external hard drive will make their task much easier.

Extra Space

If your computer is lacking space due to the large usage of your movies and files, It’s possible to have several different hard drives which you can use for different projects. Thereby using an external hard drives enables you to copy all your movies, files from your system to the external hard drive which makes your system have extra space for use.

Easy to Use – Plug n Play

External hard drives are very easy to use. external storage devices are automatically detected as soon as they are plugged into any computer. They are automatically supported on Windows and Apple mac computers. As soon as you plug the drive in it will be displayed as a drive on your computer. This makes it possible to treat it exactly like it was an internal drive fitted inside your computer.

Standby Backup

The main importance of using an external hard drive is the ability to completely back up all your files and documents at a go, this is the primary function of using an external hard drive. The best way to stay safe and secure is if you backup your entire files in case of virus infection or your internal hard drive fails to load.