Noob Question, starting from outside hard disk (in viewers):

Hi all, I am attempting to recover some info from an exterior hard disk. I have actually connected it right into a viewers and also can see some documents, yet not the ones I am searching for, although I am certain they exist.

It would certainly be helpful if I could boot from the hard disk and also examine all documents as well as likewise examine the web surfing background for conserved passwords to old accounts, as I think this will be conserved to the hard disk?

My concerns are:

Would HDD deterioration be a concern?( hard disk was last made use of in 2013 ish) exists likely a loss of information?

As I stated I might see some documents, by connecting the HDD viewers right into laptop computer, yet a great deal of documents did not appear to there. My laptop computer likewise appeared to wish to layout the HDD to review some details, which I did not enable incase of information loss … The HDD itself has actually remained in the tower extra yet uninterrupted considering that 2013.

How would certainly I set about starting from the outside HDD? I understand noob inquiry, my laptop computer is home windows 7, so fairly old itself, the HDD viewers is a Tccmebius bought from amazon.com. There are different ports to attach points to, what cable televisions would certainly I require and also just how do I prioritise a boot from the infinite HDD?

If efficiently started from HDD, would certainly I have the ability to watch information similarly as I would certainly when I made use of to make use of claimed computer system?

Again, possibly silly inquiry lol …

Thanks beforehand and also any type of help on this would certainly be much valued.