How Do I Get Data Of A Hard Drive Without Any Power Toit?

[barmy]

My desk top power unit has failed and therefore there isn't any power to the hardrdive, etc. Is there a way I can get the hard drive data read and stored to a new machine as things weren't backed up as the power unit went suddenly, it was working/ failed between switching it off/on.

Thanks
Simon

[TonyV]

What's the make and model of your desk top?

[Calicogirl]

Just buy a docking station x

https://www.google.com/search?q=hard+drive+docking+station&source=lnms&tbm=shop&;sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdhdG48dvgAhUVUxUIHRiABLMQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=657#spd=16603033585584675571

[Old_Geezer]

You could replace the power unit.
Or remove the hard drive, put it into an external enclosure, and connect it to another PC.

[Buenchico]

As has been suggested, if there's no fault with the hard drive itself it's a very easy job to remove it from the defective machine and slot it into an external drive enclosure.

When looking for something suitable, make sure that you get a 3.5" enclosure (rather than a 2.5" one, as they're for laptop drives) and that it's for the right type of hard drive. (Most modern drives are 'SATA' but you can check what type of drive you've got simply by googling for its specification). Something like this might be suitable:
https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/novatech-3-5-inch-sata-hard-drive-enclosure-v2-usb-3-0-black/nov-7688u3.html

Once you've installed the drive into the enclosure you can access the data on it just as if you were using a USB memory stick. However you might initially find that you can't see all of the files and folders on it; that's because you've not yet 'taken ownership' of the drive. This document explains how to do that. (It's written for Windows 7 but it's much the same across all versions of Windows):
http://preyerplanning.com/take-ownership-of-entire-hard-drive-in-windows-7.pdf

I've recovered data from loads of defunct computers by inserting the drives into an external enclosure and then taking ownership of them. It's really easy to do. (The only problem I've ever faced is actually getting at the drive inside any computer made by Dell. They seem determined to make getting inside their machines as hard as possible!)

[fender62]

as was mentioned, id just buy another power supply, simple to install