I'm hoping to find something that will permit me to get the files from my dead pc hard drive. Would this product serve that purpose? Thanks.
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Molley, hello: The ability to retrive data from an inoperable hard drive depends on a number of things. The most important factor, in my opinion, is whether you've waited too long to retrieve data; as a result, some or all data files may have become unretrievable. Assuming that you've not waited too long and thereby not compromised data, I recommend that you buy and try the NewerTech universal device. My "external" hard drive (on a Mac platform and OS) had been clicking quietly for a week without engaging; it was unable to back up files as scheduled. I ordered, received, and utilized the NewerTech universal drive adapter. On my first connection and try, the adapter recognized my external hard drive, located all the files on it, and accepted my request to transfer those files to a new external hard drive replacement. I was happily surprised that all files were located and transferred with no loss. There's no guarantee that the NewerTech Universal adapter will be successful. If I were you, I wouldn't wait any longer; neither would I send the drive to a facility that attempts to retrive files because of the cost of doing so; I'd but the NewerTech USB 3.0 Universal device. HTH. Warren
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Yes Molly, that is why I purchased it as well. With some drives, you may have to have everything connected first before turning the device on.
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Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA... » Read More Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO « Show Less
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You might need some software to recover a dead drive but yes it will let you mount the drive.
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That's what I am using right now. Replace the rotating dasd with solid state. Wish I could do that on my desktop. I am not sure what that PC model is, but it will work. You must have a way to copy ALL data from old drive C:. I used some purchased utility to help. To be done only if you know what you are doing.
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Normally when you plug in you should see the files on the drive from my computer which you can transfer, delete or copy to, sometimes computers asks you if you want to backup to a storage device, you should choose no, other than that if you keep on getting this backup issue there are free software you can use to retrieve your files from hard drives.
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I don't have this hard drive yet, they have not sent it back to me. But it is not a network storage device, it connects to your computer via firewire or USB. At least that's what it should do.
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I bought this thinking the same thing. When I tried to do this, it did not recognize the files that were on the USB. So in my experience it did not work.
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I have found that if I unplugged the hard drive from my computer, and then plug it back in, the files appear on the hard drive again. So now I just leave it unpugged all of the time and only hook it up to my computer when I need to copy something over. I also called Western Digital back last year and they were willing to take it back and send me a new one, so if it's still under warranty you may want to try that.
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If your actual hard drive itself died, then most likely no. If its the connection inside the external hard drive case to the hard drive or the cables on the external hard drive reader then maybe. This is more for when your computer dies but the hard drive is still good, you can connect the hard drive to it and pull the data over. As well as many other things but it will only work if the hard drive you are connecting to it is still good.
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I would assume it would work for that, however, I made this purchase to replace my older hard drive. It has done that with no problems and without using much space at all.
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I completely erased an external HD, which had tons of important photos on it -- and this product DID work for me. I got everything back! It certainly is worth a shot, because it is far cheaper than any third-party solution (like a storage recovery company) You will probably need a large HD to recover the data to.....
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That's interesting. I just kept mine in a box, but that was fortunate because when the new drive failed they were able to retrieve my data (again) from my original drive. I would think a computer place that does repairs could help you.Sounds like a great idea, good luck.
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No, it has been some time, this device did not do what I wanted it to do. Be able to connect a solid state drive as a a external hard drive.
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I don't think this will work. I assume your dead enclosure had a RAID configuration (which will require the disks to be read together). This unit does not do RAID.
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Yes your system supports this drive. It does not come with any software for copying your old drive. You have a older PC, is it worth putting money into it?
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I'm not a computer expert , i'm just your every day guy who can't afford to pay the high price people charge to retreive info from hard drives , but it worked for me . There are several different types of these devices you just have to find the one that matches the hard drive your trying to get files from .
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Yes, but not with the software since it is only for cloning an hdd. When you connect the drive to your pc with the cable provided you can easily access all the info or wipe it
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Yes, provided the hard drive is not corrupted or broken. This adapter has its own power and has plugs to power your hard drive. Just attach hard drive and plug it in to a working computer. It will show up as a USB drive and you will be able to recover all data.
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As long as the drive isn't damaged. I just recently transferred a ton of files from a broken laptop's SATA HDD. It should work perfectly. See my review on the order with which to connect everything. Basically, connect the power block to an outlet, connect the power cable to the drive, connect the SATA (or IDE) to the drive, turn on the power block and let the drive spin up for a few seconds, then plug the USB into the computer. Open the drive and start copying/moving files.