Internal hard drives made external?

[IR76]

So i have a bunch of hard drives from old laptops and pcs with various photos and documents wanted from family members and i was wondering is there a way i can plug it into my pc via the usb port on the outside rather than having to open my pc and plug in the data and power cable each time?

 

I have an external hard drive that does that but with a different cable so is there an adapter i can get on amazon that actually works? Or am i dreaming here? 

[OddOod]

Sure, external docks abound
This is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Duplicator-Function-EC-HD2B/dp/B0759567JT

[HeliusMagnum]

Assuming it is a sata drive you can use one of the external toaster style docks, a sata to usb cable, or a enclosure, although some drives may require more power.

[IR76]

2 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Sure, external docks abound
This is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Duplicator-Function-EC-HD2B/dp/B0759567JT

Brilliant thank you. Ill look up some as I'm in the UK so I'm not sure if I can get that one specifically  but if they are just called 2.5 and 3.5 inch hard drive docks then that's brilliant thank you. 

[IR76]

3 minutes ago, HeliusMagnum said:

What kind of hard drives are they?

Don't know the technical term but the hard drives you put in a pc or laptop and the big desktop ones have a sata connection with a data cable and power cable needed. 

[IR76]

10 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Sure, external docks abound
This is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Duplicator-Function-EC-HD2B/dp/B0759567JT

How's this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SABRENT-enclosure-indicator-tool-free-EC-DFLT/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3EKJ5GIMG6IN2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rROuw2SbOFw8idh2_vCORBUem5NlJDc9yy6rT0j_9UNwWBIyQfsDEYw57K-ld8ywRnK7AxmESyRf5kc_0T7tMrdiwSlCGqfjufBgkz6_DjA81bNelb4ayJkNIQMO9QKEdm6rBGwG8ucSU2RdOR6YYbjcWqOWR_5GjqKgwp25cE8t52or_PpgnscCnVTJnfUMft6M6czKkywAUargxzUSxaSWrOkFNZ7hRbhTUVOrMRE.auegdYOSC69_80Hzo9y5zWGygNkf7pCipM5Sl4m5UUg&dib_tag=se&keywords=External+Hard+Drive+Docking+Station&qid=1712157408&sprefix=external+hard+drive+docking+station%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-3 

[TatamiMatt]

8 minutes ago, IR76 said:

How's this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SABRENT-enclosure-indicator-tool-free-EC-DFLT/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3EKJ5GIMG6IN2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rROuw2SbOFw8idh2_vCORBUem5NlJDc9yy6rT0j_9UNwWBIyQfsDEYw57K-ld8ywRnK7AxmESyRf5kc_0T7tMrdiwSlCGqfjufBgkz6_DjA81bNelb4ayJkNIQMO9QKEdm6rBGwG8ucSU2RdOR6YYbjcWqOWR_5GjqKgwp25cE8t52or_PpgnscCnVTJnfUMft6M6czKkywAUargxzUSxaSWrOkFNZ7hRbhTUVOrMRE.auegdYOSC69_80Hzo9y5zWGygNkf7pCipM5Sl4m5UUg&dib_tag=se&keywords=External+Hard+Drive+Docking+Station&qid=1712157408&sprefix=external+hard+drive+docking+station%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-3 

That one seems good, also this one, didnt look at it for too long so do a little research on it if you choose it, but 21 quid instead of 26 and houses 2 drives at once instead of just 1

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FIDECO-Docking-Station-Support-Offline/dp/B08291CB6J/ref=sr_1_5?crid=24D6U1R7IY8E4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rROuw2SbOFw8idh2_vCORBUem5NlJDc9yy6rT0j_9UNwWBIyQfsDEYw57K-ld8ywRnK7AxmESyRf5kc_0T7tMrdiwSlCGqfjufBgkz6_DjA81bNelb4ayJkNIQMO9QKEdm6rBGwG8ucSU2RdOR6YYbjcWqOWR_5GjqKgwp25cE8t52or_PpgnscCnVTJnfUMft6M6czKkywAUargxzUSxaSWrOkFNZ7hRbhTUVOrMRE.8Zt3o-8YNMAKhjGvXQvPoF-rS47Ri7A7JKvjN6EBkB0&dib_tag=se&keywords=External+Hard+Drive+Docking+Station&qid=1712157909&sprefix=external+hard+drive+docking+station%2Caps%2C328&sr=8-5