I sent my laptop away for repair, it has come back with a new hard drive installed and the old hard drive in an envelope, is there a way to get the info out of the old hard drive?
2006-10-08 08:44:41 · 6 answers · asked by Smoochy Poochy 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The easiest way to get the files from your old drive without having to use another computer would be to place it on an external USB enclosure. They are available online for less than $20. I got mine for $7.99. Put the drive on the enclusore, connect the USB cable from the enclosure to your computer and with the enclosure powered "on", you will see another drive containing your old files. A simple drag and drop will get the job done.
This is, of course, under the assumption that your old drive is working perfectly.
2006-10-08 08:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by Yushy Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have another computer availible, you can find a laptop IDE converter so you can plug the old hard drive into your computer. After that, turn both computers on and make sure they're both on the same network. You can go to the network settings and figure how to share files, because you'll need to share out the entire drive after plugging it into the computer. This can get quite computer-savvy. If you need help you may be able to take it to a computer shop and ask them exactly how to do it. Some shops may be able to do it for you.
2006-10-08 09:25:29 · answer #2 · answered by dadeda2679 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the old hard drive and put it into another computer and remove the stuff. It could get kind of complicated however. That is why you want to copy the old files of the hard drive before you send it in.
2006-10-08 08:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no network, you can buy an IDE/USB convertor, and connect your old disk to the laptop. Make sure it comes with the adapter for laptop drives.
If you happen to live near the NW suburbs of Chicago, you can borrow mine, but I will not ship it off to a stranger.
2006-10-08 08:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 01:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-08 08:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋