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Expanding storage by buying a new SSD can be a cost that you don't necessarily want to foot the bill for. For example, a 2TB Western Digital internal NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 4.0) can amount to around $300 for the blue edition. Cheaper ones are harder to find, so you may have to import or buy them from third-party sources, which can make them more expensive. Thankfully, you don't need to buy a reliable SSD to upgrade your computer's storage, since there are cheaper options to lean on.

Some are free, others are subscription-based (like a good-value cloud service ), and some are cold storage options like a portable drive or an internal hard drive. On the other hand, you might free up gigabytes of space by properly cleaning out your computer. For example, on Windows, you can use the built-in Storage Sense to remove files Windows identifies as unnecessary, like temporary files.…