Personal Storage - Kingston Knowledge Center
Learn about the benefits of storage solutions like SSDs, USB flash drives, and memory cards. Read about the latest storage technology for cameras, smartphones, drones, and more.

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A Guide to Speed Classes for SD and microSD Cards
What does Speed Class C10 mean? What is a UHS Class and V Class? It relates directly to how fast the device needs to write the data.
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How to Use Your Old SSD as an External Storage Drive
Have you upgraded your system to a new SSD? Don’t scrap the old drive, you can use it as external storage.
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How to Select the Right Memory Card for Your Use
There are many factors in choosing a memory card such as speed, capacity and device type. We’ll help you choose the right card.
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Using a USB Drive on a Mac
We will go over how to use a USB drive, thumb drive, flash drive, pendrive, etc, on a Mac computer.
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A Guide to SD and microSD Card Types
What is SDHC, SDXC, SDUC and microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, and microSDUC? What should I use for each type of device? We will guide you on selecting the right card for your gear.
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Choosing a microSD Card for Your Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card that will hold more games. But how do you pick a card?
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Choosing microSD Cards for Your Drone Adventures
How fast does the write speed and capacity of a microSD card for drones really need to be? How many cards do you need?
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What is the difference between memory and storage?
Understand the difference between a storage medium and a system's dynamic random-access memory.
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NAND Flash Technology and Solid-State Drives (SSDs)
Learn about types of NAND in SSDs like SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC, 3D NAND. What is Wear Leveling?
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7 Easy Tips to Increase Productivity While Working from Home
Having a dedicated workspace, setting priorities, and eliminating distractions are just a few ways to increase productivity from home.
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10 Ways to Speed Up a PC Running Windows 10
If you’re finding your PC performance slowing down these tips can help improve your speeds and PC efficiency.
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6 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac
There are a few ways to speed up a slow iMac or MacBook that doesn’t require any hardware or software upgrades.