disk

computer

hard

floppy

master

You need to keep the master disk in a safe place so you don't lose your files.

back-up

program

server, system

blank

laser, magnetic, optical

high density

insert, put in

You need to put a disk in the computer before you can install the software.

remove, take out

format

read

When the program reads your disk, it automatically backs up all your important files.

copy, duplicate

She duplicated the disk to make a backup before the computer crashed.

copy/save (sth) to, save sth on

I backed up all my photos to disk before my computer crashed.

wipe

She wiped the disk clean before installing the new software on her computer.

hold sth on, store sth on

My laptop can hold all my photos on a single disk.

contain sth

The external hard disk contained all of my important work files and personal documents.

hold sth

A single disk can hold thousands of family photos and videos.

capacity, space

My computer is running slowly because the disk space is almost full.

drive

storage

from ~

I recovered all my lost photos from the disk after my computer crashed last week.

on (a/the) ~

I saved all my photos on the disk so I wouldn't lose them.

onto ~

I backed up all my important files onto disk before the computer crashed.

to ~

I saved the important files to disk before my computer crashed.