External hard drives can be moved between systems, reformatted at will, and repurposed without risking the data or stability of a primary computer.

That drawer full of old USB drives may look useful, but think twice before reusing them, as some tasks become far riskier ...

Once you pay out (or don’t), you are going to want to access your data on every single device you possibly can. Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox all support Windows and Mac operating systems.