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Kali

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2. I have done it and it worked fine

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2024, 04:23 PM

Nov 19

But I was having power issues with the computer, not profile or password problems. I don't know jack but when I did this the hard drive acted the same as it did when it was in the computer. If the problem is actually the software I would think it will still be there.

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Removing a hard drive? [View all] grumpyduck Nov 19 OP

You typically can't just shift a drive and expect the software to work Abnredleg Nov 19 #1

I have done it and it worked fine Kali Nov 19 #2

It has been a while, but I recall booting off an external drive and copying data from the internal drive. usonian Nov 19 #3

Yep canetoad Nov 19 #4

If the hard drive is encrypted ItsjustMe Nov 19 #5

One doesn't actually need an external case. This is what I use ... El-Capitan Nov 21 #6