So I have a laptop that will no longer power on and I just want to get all of my pictures/music/writing off the hard drive and onto my desktop or external hard drive. How do I go about this? Can I just open the laptop up, remove the hard drive, open up my desktop and plug it in?
Accessing the hard drive on a broken laptop
- Thread starter Rhiall
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As long as it's a SATA HDD, and you have a spare SATA data cable / SATA power cable from your PSU, then yes you can just plug it into your desktop, boot off of your normal HDD, and access the files/folders. You may have take ownership of the files/folders of the C:\Users directory: Take Ownership of a File or Folder
If not, then you would have to get an external USB enclosure for your laptop HDD (2.5" size).
If not, then you would have to get an external USB enclosure for your laptop HDD (2.5" size).
You can use a USB adapter, like this: Rosewill RCW-608 USB2.0 Adapter For IDE/SATA Device (Include Protection case) - Newegg.com
I use a Startech version quite often in the field when I have to re-image a drive then and there. If/when I leave this job I will be ordering one for myself to make sure I still have access to one. Very, very handy.
I use a Startech version quite often in the field when I have to re-image a drive then and there. If/when I leave this job I will be ordering one for myself to make sure I still have access to one. Very, very handy.
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