Question Data on SSD and HDD

[Hellvor1]

Hi guys, just after some advice. Probably a silly question for most.

I sold my PC but kept both my SSD and HDD. The OS is installed on the SSD. I wish to retrieve data from both.

Question : can I simply plug both into a friends PC and it'll work? Does he need to remove his storage device (as my ssd has windows)? Is there another easy/cheap way?

I have no plans on buying another PC for a long time.

Thank you.

 

[CamperJoe18]

If your friend can add your drives to his own system without removing his own, it might be worth a shot. I would not try to remove his and install yours as the only ones on the system, as yours will not have the required drivers for everything to work smoothly.

 

[Hellvor1]

So we could plug all 3 storage devices in (2 of mine, and his) and boot his PC from his hdd without my ssd causing issues?My ssd acting like a spare storage so we can copy data over to a USB?

 

[CamperJoe18]

If you are going to do it, I would only do one at a time, and boot from you friends hard drive. Then you could hypothetically transfer data from your drive to his/to a USB.

 

[Hellvor1]

Alright mate, I'll try it like that. Thanks for the advice.