Windows 10: Accessing old unbootable HD in USB enclosure

Discus and support Accessing old unbootable HD in USB enclosure in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; My old HD from Sony Vaio WIN 10 Pro 64bit stopped booting cuz I dropped it can't fix. So I put in enclosure but I won't let me view or move my personal... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by kimberlydebenedetti, Oct 17, 2018.

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    My old HD from Sony Vaio WIN 10 Pro 64bit stopped booting cuz I dropped it can't fix. So I put in enclosure but I won't let me view or move my personal files. I went to Disk Mgmt took picture Accessing old unbootable HD in USB enclosure 19e4447b-ec77-4a05-9241-a72c99b4d6c5?upload=true.jpg

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    kimberlydebenedetti, Oct 17, 2018
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  2. rivre Win User

    Can't access drives in external USB 3 enclosures


    Thanks for the suggestions.

    I took a look at their forum, and there's practically no activity there. There was no mention of this issue there.

    The thing is those drives all work fine if I connect the enclosures via esata. They come right up and work fine. It's only when I connect the enclosure using USB 3.0 that the drives aren't recognized. Per Icy Dock's suggestion in an email I received, I tried starting the enclosure with just 1 drive inside, and it still wasn't recognized over USB 3.0.

    When I set up my new PC a few months ago, I installed all the latest drivers, direct from Gigabyte, my motherboard manufacturer. I'll also mention that I have an old USB 2.0 enclosure by another manufacturer and that is instantly recognized in my motherboard's USB 3.0 ports. So the only enclosures that don't work are the Icy Dock enclosures and only when connected via USB 3.0.
     
    rivre, Oct 17, 2018
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  3. rivre Win User
    Can't access drives in external USB 3 enclosures


    Ever since I switched over to my new Windows 10 PC, I haven't been able to access my external USB 3.0 enclosures. They are all 4-disk enclosures by IcyDock (Black Vortex). On my old Windows 7 PC, all I had to do was turn it on and all 4 drives were detected via USB 3. Now on the new PC none of the drives are detected. I checked their site and they don't list any drivers so I don't think that's the problem. Any idea what I can do? I also have a couple older e-SATA external 4-disc enclosures and those are detected fine through my e-SATA card. So it's an issue with the USB 3.0 enclosures. Also, I have a Mediasonic brand 4-disc USB 2.0 enclosure and that works fine - all drives are detected. So it's just the USB 3.0 enclosures by IcyDock that aren't being recognized.
     
    rivre, Oct 17, 2018
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    Hard Drive Enclosure

    Hello. Is it possible to access files from a hard drive from an old laptop onto my new laptop the same you can access files using a flash drive? Not sure how else I can put it, but I have a hard drive from an old laptop that is inside a hard drive enclosure.
    I have the enclosure connected to my laptop via usb, but I am not seeing an option to access that hard drive. How can I access the hard drive that's connected to the usb hard drive enclosure?
     
    Comeback Noob, Oct 17, 2018
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