Converting internal HDD to ext.

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Swapnil Tripathi

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I want to convert my internal HDD which I had in my old laptop (which doesn't work anymore) to external. I had 2 partitions when I was using it on my laptop. Do the partitions show when we plug it in as an external HDD? Will I be able to get my data from both partitions? Thanks.
 
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Welcome to the community, Swapnil Tripathi!

If you want to convert your internal into an external, you will need to get an external enclosure for it or a dock station. Just make sure it is compatible with a 2.5" inch drive. Google should be your friend here and show you various options of those.
Once connected and your external drive is working, you can plug it in your computer and pull any files you want from it.
The next thing I'd recommend is to format the drive and start with a clean slate.
You should be able to retrieve your old files and after reformatting the drive, you can use it however you please.

Hope this helped. :)
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Welcome to the community, Swapnil Tripathi!

If you want to convert your internal into an external, you will need to get an external enclosure for it or a dock station. Just make sure it is compatible with a 2.5" inch drive. Google should be your friend here and show you various options of those.
Once connected and your external drive is working, you can plug it in your computer and pull any files you want from it.
The next thing I'd recommend is to format the drive and start with a clean slate.
You should be able to retrieve your old files and after reformatting the drive, you can use it however you please.

Hope this helped. :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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Swapnil Tripathi

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Thank you so much, sir. I was a bit worried about my data. :)
 
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