Whether you copy your entire computer, or just the most important files, it's essential to have your data backed up.

External SSDs may not be as fast as or as cheap internal SSD but they have significantly dropped in price with the most affordable model costing just under $45 per TB, which is really competitive.

Luckily, there's a fix for that problem, and it's an SSD — either internal or external. These SSD storage expanders are maintaining a big presence in the days leading up to Black Friday 2024, with many of them sitting at deep discounts at the time of this writing.