Viewing Data From Computer Backups

[joko]

I have various ext drives with a few old computer back ups on.
i dont want to install the back ups back to my comp, but i'd like to see what stuff is on them

whenever i click on them it brings up weird stuff, lots of file names i dont know, numbers etc
nothing i recognise

is there a way to just look through whats on there, like a normal computer folder?

Im on windows 10

Thanks :)

[barry1010]

Is it just the file names that are problematic or the files themselves?
How are you accessing them?
Are they backups using specific software such as Acronis or Paragon?

[joko]

its all of that, they just dont open, or it asks me what programme i want to use to view them with - there are no file titles or document titles etc & there seems to be a few different file types
i dont know which files are computer OS files, software files, or my files - theres loads of them

[barry1010]

Just to confirm you did use back up software to make a copy of your entire hard drive? If so, can you remember what software you used?

Not just copied files from your PC to the external drive.

[joko]

i think they are just normal windows back ups
i dont remember using and separate software

thanks