I bought a new computer and am trying to get to the data on my old hard drive. I'm trying to get to it with a Sabrent USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter. When I plug in and power up two new drives pop up in "This PC" - system reserved and local disc. System reserved is boot files and whatnot. What I'm after is on "local Disk" - but I have no way to get to it or even see what's on it. If I double click or right click I just get the endless blue circle. Also it doesn't show up at all in disk management. Any ideas on what to do would be much appreciated.
Help! trying to recover data from old hard drive
- Thread starter travelro
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It's possible the fault may lie with the SATA-to-USB adapter device. Our experience with these types of devices has been quite poor over the years to the point where we simply don't use them anymore, opting instead for a USB external enclosure of one type or another. On the other hand I am aware that many users are satisfied with these devices.
Apparently the Sabrent device does detect your boot drive (although I'm at a loss to understand your "whatnot" reference). Just what are you referring to? It seems clear the secondary HDD is not being detected. You're reasonably certain that HDD is non-defective?
You didn't indicate the type of PC you're working with. If it's a desktop PC can you not install the subject HDD as an internal secondary drive and hopefully access its data that way?
Of course, if your PC is a laptop/notebook you won't have that option.
Apparently the Sabrent device does detect your boot drive (although I'm at a loss to understand your "whatnot" reference). Just what are you referring to? It seems clear the secondary HDD is not being detected. You're reasonably certain that HDD is non-defective?
You didn't indicate the type of PC you're working with. If it's a desktop PC can you not install the subject HDD as an internal secondary drive and hopefully access its data that way?
Of course, if your PC is a laptop/notebook you won't have that option.
Thanks for your reply. I am using a PC. The adapter does not seem to be the problem. It opened other old hard drives i have just fine. I think it may have something to do with the windows drive partitioning microsoft began several years ago. I can access the "system reserved" part of the drive but not the "local disk" portion. It's possible that I misdirected something when I was first setting up the adapter. I could try installing the old drive as a second drive inside the PC but it seems to me I would just get the same result. I'm wondering now if it might help to remove/delete the "system reserved" area. I don't need it now. I just want to get at the data in this hard drive. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
Since you have the option of installing the troublesome HDD as a secondary internally-connected drive in your desktop PC, you should avail yourself of that opportunity at this time. Period.
If it develops that for one reason or another you're not able to access its data through that means, then you go on to other means - possibly data recovery programs.
If it develops that for one reason or another you're not able to access its data through that means, then you go on to other means - possibly data recovery programs.
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