Take harddrive from prebuilt, use adapter to access photos, etc. on laptop?

jsiegel713

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Im moving and I have a prebuilt system that i have tax info, pictures, etc. on. Can i just buy a usb adapter so i can plug it into my laptop to access my stuff? I dont want to lug an entire desktop around.
 
Solution
Assuming this is a 3.5" HDD, you will need a powered USB adapter/cable/enclosure.

You can probably access the 'files' You can't use the applications on it.