Page 1 of 1
How can I access files from another laptop HD with Mint?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:02 am
by Ramesez
I have a hard drive from an old laptop that I would like to get (Windows) files from, then wipe it clean with an install of Linux Mint.
Is there any easy way to do this?
Re: How can I access files from another laptop HD with Mint?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:14 am
by Neil Edmond
Yes. Put the HDD in a USB enclosure, and connect it to the Mint computer. Mount the drive (if it doesn't automagically mount), and copy your files.
Re: How can I access files from another laptop HD with Mint?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:08 pm
by Ramesez
Is that the only way? I was hoping to do this without buying anything. (Just hooking the other HD to my laptop then use a live DVD to get to the files, Mint or otherwise)
If it were a desktop, I would simply run the other HD as a slave and it would then be a simple matter to copy all the files to a flash drive, I could just do that with windows.
Re: How can I access files from another laptop HD with Mint?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:50 pm
by Neil Edmond
I suppose you could swap hard drives, boot a LiveDVD (if the Windows HDD won't boot in your computer), and copy the files to a USB flash drive. Would that work?
Re: How can I access files from another laptop HD with Mint?
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:56 am
by Ramesez
Neil Edmond wrote:I suppose you could swap hard drives, boot a LiveDVD (if the Windows HDD won't boot in your computer), and copy the files to a USB flash drive. Would that work?
Yes, that's what I want. How do I do this use the latest version of mint?