Windows 10: Windows 7 Laptop hard drive in an enclosure. Can't find my files to back up to another...

I spilled some water on my laptop and the keyboard is now malfunctioning. I took it to a repair shop and got the hard drive taken out and put in an enclosure because I need to back up and use the files sooner than they could possibly repair the keyboard. I've got it plugged in, but I can't find or access my files. I'm specifically looking for my music folder, because I have to back them up to my other laptop by friday to use them for a gig. I'm trying to follow the folder structure I know to find all of my data folders, but I can't find them for the life of me! What am I doing wrong? How do I find my files?

The hard drive in the enclosure is running windows 7. The laptop I am using to access it is windows 10. I would greatly appreciate any help, I'm desperate to get these files backed up immediately.

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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?

 

Hard Drive Enclosure

Hi Comeback, you should be able to access those files if you put that hard drive into an external enclosure . . .

When you connect that drive, does Windows actually see the drive - can you see it in File Explorer?

Open Disc Management (accessible by right clicking your Start Button

Do you see that drive listed there?

 

Hard Drive Enclosure

I do not see it in File Explorer. In Disc Management, I see the following:

Disc 0, Partition 1

Disc 0, Partition 4

I don't know which one the enclosed hard drive is