{"id":55517,"date":"2016-11-11T13:18:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?post_type=definition&#038;p=55517"},"modified":"2023-11-11T13:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T13:25:54","slug":"local-drive","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/8106\/local-drive","title":{"rendered":"Local Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_local_drivemean\">What Does Local DriveMean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A local drive is a computer disk drive that is installed directly within the host or the local computer. It is a computer&#8217;s native hard disk drive (HDD), which is directly accessed by the computer for storing and retrieving data.<\/p>\n<p>A local drive may also be called a local disk.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_local_drive\">Techopedia Explains Local Drive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Local drive is one of the most common use models and implementations of an HDD. 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