Boot from externally connected hdd via 2.5 inch hdd-to-usb external case.

labsruntime

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Hi all,

I have a old laptop with dead motherborad, however I believe the hdd would still work.
Now, If I buy one of those hdd-to-usb external cases and connect my old hdd to my new machine can I retrive files?

The old HDD [2.5" 500GB drive from WD] had windows 7 and my new machine only supports win 10, so I won't try booting from it. The question is, if I connect it to my new machince like a normal usb, can I atleast retrive files from it, which were insdie my user of win 7.

Thanks.