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Opening external hard drive

Started by Sophie83, Feb 20, 2026, 03:17 PM

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Sophie83

I had one of these

I've been following videos like this on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIs3Pz15OFU
 how to open my external harddrive.



i managed to get it out and install it in my pc. I just wondered how many other people have turned their external to an internal drive.

Unfortunately for me this drive has some errors on it so only using it as a -third-tier backup

WaveFunction34

Unfortunately yes I have loads. I may try to do the same.
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Myles

Great idea. I lost the cable for mine

QuantumKnight

Opened it very carefully. I'm guessing there is no putting it back in the cage once its opened
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BlackMamba

Yes destroyed the outer case. But it was fun project and worth doing. I recommend it
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RustyHawk

That is genuinely helpful, cheers. Appreciate the detail.

I always check startup items and background processes first.

Dom9

There is something else going on in it I think. I like threads like this because people come at the same thing from different angles.

Glad this came up. :)

NatureBoy86

Pretty much where I landed after trying a few things. Usually the issue is software and not hardware even when it feels like hardware.

Happy to help further if you get stuck.

Teal Sparrow

QuoteYes destroyed the outer case. But it was fun project and worth doing. I recommend it

Bit fiddly but that is the right approach. Good luck with it.
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codeberg

That checks out from what I have seen. The fastest fix is often just checking what is running in the background and killing half of it.

That is the sensible starting point.

JohnyBlue

I tried that and hit a problem at the second stage. Rushing the drying or setting time is where most jobs go wrong.

Good luck with it.
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