How to connect two laptops via USB 3.0 cable?
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I have here an old Win 7 laptop with damaged screen and I'm trying to access it's harddrive from another Win 10 laptop via USB cable (it has a solid bottom cover that I can't remove to physically take out the HDD so that's my only
way to check it out..)
However when I plug in I get this pop up
My question is: is plugging the USB cable enough per itself under normal circumstances to access another laptop's storage (so I can blame it here on possibly damaged HDD) or is there something else to be done in order to establish connection?
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I have here an old Win 7 laptop with damaged screen and I'm trying to access it's harddrive from another Win 10 laptop via USB cable (it has a solid bottom cover that I can't remove to physically take out the HDD so that's my only
way to check it out..)
However when I plug in I get this pop up
My question is: is plugging the USB cable enough per itself under normal circumstances to access another laptop's storage (so I can blame it here on possibly damaged HDD) or is there something else to be done in order to establish connection?
usb
asked Feb 5 at 18:40
SunnySunny
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Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
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Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
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Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
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The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
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BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46
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I have here an old Win 7 laptop with damaged screen and I'm trying to access it's harddrive from another Win 10 laptop via USB cable (it has a solid bottom cover that I can't remove to physically take out the HDD so that's my only
way to check it out..)
However when I plug in I get this pop up
My question is: is plugging the USB cable enough per itself under normal circumstances to access another laptop's storage (so I can blame it here on possibly damaged HDD) or is there something else to be done in order to establish connection?
usb
asked Feb 5 at 18:40
SunnySunny
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I have here an old Win 7 laptop with damaged screen and I'm trying to access it's harddrive from another Win 10 laptop via USB cable (it has a solid bottom cover that I can't remove to physically take out the HDD so that's my only
way to check it out..)
However when I plug in I get this pop up
My question is: is plugging the USB cable enough per itself under normal circumstances to access another laptop's storage (so I can blame it here on possibly damaged HDD) or is there something else to be done in order to establish connection?
usb
usb
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Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
1
The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
2
BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46
|
show 3 more comments
1
Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
1
The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
2
BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46
1
1
Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
1
Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
1
Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
1
1
The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
2
2
BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46
BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46
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Connecting two computers via USB is not a normal operation and USB, by itself, is not the correct tool for the job. First, you need to tell us WHAT USB device you're using to connect the computers, and second, that USB device will have to be a device designed to perform the specific function of allowing the HDD of one computer to be accessed by the other computer.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Also, what are the specific models of these two computers?
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 18:50
1
Then no, that cable will not work for you to accomplish this unless you find specific software that enables that connection. USB is not a networking protocol for connections among peers. USB connections all have master/slave relationships, and computers all try to be the Master and assume the item at the other end of the connection is the slave.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:42
1
The next part of the problem is that, for most cases, using USB is more complicated than other methods. For a USB connection to work it'll probably have to pretend to create a small private network between the two devices, which would require you to work on the computer with the broken screen to configure its connection to that "network". While you most likely have a network already which the two computers are already connected to, and so why go through the expense and bother of buying the right connectors and setting them up when you can just set up a network share using the existing network.
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:44
2
BUT, all that said, you really should further explore removing the hard drive from the laptop because if the screen is really broken and the computer unusable, removing the hard drive is the simplest method of accomplishing what you want, even if the laptop doesn't have a dedicated port you can open to find the hard drive: ifixit.com/Guide/…
– music2myear
Feb 5 at 19:46