I've had an ongoing problem where I need to back up dozens of older hard drives (just think anywhere from when 2GB was brand new and even all the way back to when auto detection wasn't even a thing) and the main issue is that where a PC, even a "modern" one, will recognize and display the contents of one of these drives connected directly to the machine, none are recognized in my external enclosures.
I don't necessarily need an enclosure specifically, but being able to hot plug/swap these drives is incredibly important. "Why not just plug them directly into the computer like you said?" Well, aside from the fact this requires starting up and shutting down multiple times, which takes a long time, I've run into an issue where the larger drives can't be imaged due to lack of RAM, and the latest PC I own that I can do this with will neither be quick about it or have enough RAM to begin with. I also can't connect my storage for the drive images and will have to juggle even more machines.
There are dozens upon dozens of devices to connect an HDD to a newer PC by USB, so... Is there something I missed?
I don't necessarily need an enclosure specifically, but being able to hot plug/swap these drives is incredibly important. "Why not just plug them directly into the computer like you said?" Well, aside from the fact this requires starting up and shutting down multiple times, which takes a long time, I've run into an issue where the larger drives can't be imaged due to lack of RAM, and the latest PC I own that I can do this with will neither be quick about it or have enough RAM to begin with. I also can't connect my storage for the drive images and will have to juggle even more machines.
There are dozens upon dozens of devices to connect an HDD to a newer PC by USB, so... Is there something I missed?