CNET editor Dong Ngo explains how SSDs work and offers a few useful tips on how to make them last a long, long time. Editors’ note: This is a regularly updated article. Traditional hard drives will be ...

Encrypted SSDs have existed for more than a decade, but many end users and some sys admins don't fully understand them. Most SSDs are self-encrypting drives (SEDs) that support internal encryption.

These simple tweaks can add years of life to your SSD.