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An external disk drive has a number of uses. Often it is used simply to back up data stored on an internal disk drive. They are used to store and move data between locations easily for example taking one to work with files from home.

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External HDD can be used as a high capacity flash drives. You can transfer high quantities of data from one computer to another using external HDD.

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so you can quickly use it on other computers

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