How Do I Recover Data From a Laptop Drive That I Put in the Hard Drive Enclosure?

External hard drive enclosures work by placing an internal hard drive into the enclosure, and using it on another computer. You may find yourself in a situation where your laptop hard drive is still working properly, but another issue with your laptop prevents you from accessing this information. You can connect the laptop drive into an external hard drive enclosure to retrieve the data without paying for a data recovery service or getting the laptop fixed.

Instructions

1. Connect your hard drive enclosure to a working computer.

2. Click "Start," then "Computer."

3. Double-click the hard drive enclosure entry. Check the contents of the disk for your laptop files. You can move these files onto the working computer, burn them to disk or transfer them to another external drive.

Tips & Warnings

• Laptop hard drives are not the same size as desktop hard drives, so you need to purchase a hard drive enclosure that accommodates a 1.8 or 2.5 inch laptop drive.

References

• Super Media Store: Guide to External Hard Drive Enclosures