{"id":718,"date":"2009-04-03T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:41:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:41:49","slug":"use-an-old-hard-drive-for-handy-external-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/718-use-an-old-hard-drive-for-handy-external-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Use an old hard drive for handy external storage."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/Reviews\/Framework.cfm?page=\/getacase\/getacase.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-719\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/chalk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a>Eventually, you&#8217;re going to want or need to upgrade to a new computer. 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