Windows 10: Can i swap an external hard drive from a pc to a laptop?

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    Can i swap an external hard drive from a pc to a laptop?


    I have a hard drive connected to my pc and it holds all my games. I want to play those games on my laptop but i don't have the storage. Can i just unplug the hard drive from the pc and plug it on my laptop? Or will it delete the data on it or something?

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