Using a Hard Drive Enclosure for Data Recovery
Info
- Level: Intermediate
- Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
- Length of Class: 20 Minutes
Tracks
Prerequisites
- Computer Anatomy
- Introduction to Data Recovery
- Understanding of Windows Permissions and How to Take Ownership of Files and Folders is Recommended
Purpose of Class
This class teaches students how to use an External Hard Drive Enclosure to recover data from dead computers. Whether you have a laptop computer with a bad motherboard, or an old computer with so many viruses that you can no longer use it, this class will show you how to easily get the data you need.
Topics Covered
- Types of Hard Drive Enclosure
- Connecting Internal Hard Drives to a PC using a Hard Drive Enclosure
Class Notes
- Hard Drive Enclosures
- 4 Types – Desktop/ Laptop IDE/ SATA
- You can use a Desktop SATA Enclosure for a Laptop SATA Hard Drive
- Brand doesn’t matter… They are all pretty shoddy
- Recommendations
- Don’t use a Hard Drive Enclosure if you need to run a scan of the hard drive
- You may need to take Ownership of the files and folders on the hard drive to be able to access them.
6 Responses to Using a Hard Drive Enclosure for Data Recovery
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Enjoyed your class on the data recovery for a dead laptop. I was able to connect my old hard drive via the enclosure but I am having trouble accessing the files because of the Windows Permissions. I was looking on your site for additional info but couldn’t find any.
Would you be able to provide me with instructions to get around the Windows Permissions issue so I can access the drives files.
Thanks sooo much…..
You have to take “Ownership” of the folder and all files below. It’s pretty easy. If yo do a Google search for taking ownership you should be able to find a point by point set of instructions.
Cheers,
Eli
ali i love u u make me engineer
Q. my Wd external HD wont run or start up, you said this procedure will work most times, when wont it work? a swap meets tech savvy guy said it seems to be a logic card problem, as he put the drive into his tower & it shorted his tower, was this the wrong thing to do? If i put this in a enclosure & connect via the usb how will it run if the motor in the HD is not running? help help I have pics that I want to retrieve? ta bev
Sounds like your hard drive itself it dead…. basically you’ll hae to send it off to a company like Drive Savers and pay $2000. If a part on the hard drive itself fails it’s almost impossible for an individual or small shop to fix.
Yeh well there is no sound or feel of vibrations when its on, So If I got a new logic card( the green board inside) you think that it will not make the motor start up? What makes the motor run then?
This is really bad news!!!!!!!!!!!
regards bev