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11-22-2008, 04:16 PM
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SATA Hard Drive Question
I had a computer die and I need to get the data off the hard drive. I'm assuming the drive is still good and ideally I'd like to use it as an external drive for picture/music backup. I've looked around and found several possibilities, but one issue has got me confused. I see products for 3.5 drives, but when I measured mine it's four inches. Do I need to find something for a four inch drive or is it industry standard to call a four inch a 3.5?
Also, any recommendations on products would be appreciated.
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11-22-2008, 04:27 PM
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I believe the measurement is the size of the platter. All you are measuring is the casing, which can vary by manufacturer.
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11-23-2008, 12:45 AM
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You just need to buy a standard enclosure for a 3.5 drive and you'll be fine. Are you sure its a SATA drive and not PATA/EIDE?
As for specific models, I usually start my research at newegg sorting by rating and/or most reviews: Newegg.com - External Enclosures, Computer Cases |
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11-23-2008, 08:01 AM
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Thanks guys. I've got two so I think I've decided on a 3.5 dock, but I may need to wait until the first of the month!
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12-03-2008, 01:07 PM
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I got the dock today and everything works, except I can't get to the files that were on the desktop of my old computer. I can access the shortcuts, but not the files or folders. I also can't get to my music files. Can anyone help my on this?
If it helps the current computer is running Vista while the drive was XP.
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12-03-2008, 02:25 PM
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Just a guess, but likely it's in a different desktop folder.
Rather than c:\Docs and Settings\{user name}\Desktop It's in c:\Docs and Settings\All Users\Desktop SI
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12-03-2008, 02:36 PM
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as a fall back, do a search for
*.mp3, *.jpg or whatever type of file on the entire drive and it should locate them for you.
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12-04-2008, 08:24 AM
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In case anyone else ever runs into this problem, I finally figured it out. I needed to change ownership of the admin file so that it would show me the desktop files/folders and things like My Music. Took a while to figure out, but now everything is working. Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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