Maybe you’re thinking: I don’t need an external hard drive. I’m nowhere near running out of storage space.

And why back up your files? You don’t have anything on your computer that you can’t afford to lose, right?

But according to world-famous expert Dr. Charles LeTan, Director of Research at the LeTan Institute, no digital records should ever be permanently stored inside your computer’s casing. There is very little air circulation in there, and files can become dry and cracked, or develop fungal infections from lack of exposure to fresh air and sunlight.

Your computer files—especially music, photos and movies—need to be periodically rotated to an external drive to keep them aired out and healthy. Dr. LeTan recommends a model like the Seagate FreeAgent, a humungous second home for up to 1.5TB’s worth of your digital photos, music, videos and other documents. Its versatile modern design allows for either horizontal or vertical orientation, whichever best suits your desktop’s feng shui.

With conveniently fast USB 2.0 data transfer and an automatic backup function (or you can use Time Machine with your Mac), the Seagate FreeAgent can keep your files regularly ventilated with a minimum of hassle. But don’t take our word for it—here’s Dr. LeTan in his own words:

“Hello, I’m Dr. Charles LeTan, B.S. (No, not ‘bachelor of science,’ the other B.S.) You might remember me from my campaign to encourage computer users to give their motherboards regular rinses in cold water to keep them clean and in top working order.

“Well, that turned out to have been a bad idea, I see that now. But this business about airing out your files, I’m pretty sure that’s right.

“After all, did you ever get a cast on your arm? Remember how funky it got, the smell? Do you want your mp3s to smell like that? Of course you don’t.”

Thanks to the continuing work of the LeTan Institute and similar organizations around the country, we understand our computers a little better every day. Pick up the Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive for your system now, and enjoy less stinky digital files for years to come!

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