I have two backups of data stored on an external hard drive. I would like to be able to see the data that is on those backups without compromising what is already on my computer's internal hard drive. In layman's terms, I would like to keep what I have on my computer without any BS and take a quick look at what is on my old backups without removing the state of my current C and D drives...for example. I'd like to see what are on the backups. And I'd like to do this without clocking out $400 or so for another machine.
I'd like to be able to take a look at my old college notes and get a kick on what is on there without having to manually going back to college. No one likes to repeat stages in life again. I'd like to save time and money by not going back and buying old college textbooks. This is more of an intellectual property type of mission.
How do I go about doing this?
I would like to see what is on a backup without actually erasing the data and files that I actually have on my machine.
I have a Lenovo Yoga Ideapad 13, 64 bit with an i5 processor and Windows 8.1 (Home/Basic). I cannot create a virtual Hard Drive.
My backups were created on Windows XP.
I'd like to be able to take a look at my old college notes and get a kick on what is on there without having to manually going back to college. No one likes to repeat stages in life again. I'd like to save time and money by not going back and buying old college textbooks. This is more of an intellectual property type of mission.
How do I go about doing this?
I would like to see what is on a backup without actually erasing the data and files that I actually have on my machine.
I have a Lenovo Yoga Ideapad 13, 64 bit with an i5 processor and Windows 8.1 (Home/Basic). I cannot create a virtual Hard Drive.
My backups were created on Windows XP.