That will reduce the types of USB cables you'll have to lug around. Having been through the purchase of a external enclosure/caddy, if you intend buying one, I suggest you try to avoid those stupid double-banger USB sockets/plugs (as shown in the above link) and go for a standard USB3 USB-A, or a USB3 USB-C socket on the box. I am not familiar with it but Windows Bitlocker, I believe, locks drives and everything on them if it has been enabled, even when the drive is out of the computer. You will have access to every file on it, including OS. It will not function as an operating system/start Windows on the other laptop. "it will not work" probably needs clarification.
I have another laptop (an Acer Aspire running on Vista) and the machine stopped working awhile back, pretty much dead but still alot of files on the HDD (though not important really to me), so how would the files be accessed on that if it the laptop no longer works? (it boots up but I just keep getting a system repair message appear but nothing else happens, doesn't load windows). I think the only way is to just repair the broken power jack port so access the files. Would this work if the power cable jack is broken and you can't power up (unless using a battery)?. So what would be the point in using an enclosure to place the HDD drive into when the files on it cannot be viewed/accessed through another laptop?. Only on the original laptop.Īnother thought is that you can connect it to a different laptop using a USB connector and copy all the relevant files, to act as an external hard drive, but not as the main HDD.
You can select to show hidden files as well.īut if you connect it to a different laptop, it will not work. You will have access to all the files that are in the HDD including the operating system.
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