Can I remove hard drive from laptop and use as external?

Yes. Hard drive caddies – or enclosures – are effectively SATA-to-USB converters and allow you to turn an internal SATA hard drive into an external one that you can use for storing or backing up files, or to keep a library of videos that you could leave attached to your TV. A quick word of warning, though.

Can I use my laptop as an external hard drive for PS4?

You can use any external HDD that has a USB 3.0 connection. The PS4 and PS4 Pro will address up to 8 TB of storage. I used a Seagate 5 TB Expansion drive and the process went very smoothly. The external drive needs to be formatted to work with the PS4s and after formatting, I had 4.6 TB of usable storage space.

Can you use a hard drive from one laptop to another?

Providing both computers support the same hard drive interface and the drive will fit physically in the second PC, either replacing an existing drive or occupying a different location and interface connection, then yes you can transfer the drive. This will allow you to reuse an old drive in a different PC.

How do I convert my old hard drive to an external?

Simply attach the SATA portion of the cable to your old drive, and the USB end of the cable to your computer, which will allow you to use the drive as you would an external hard drive. As long as it’s connected to your system via USB, you can use it for storage.

How do I copy my old harddrive to my new hard drive?

Option 1: Cloning the Old Hard Drive: Step 1: Connect the new hard drive to the laptop with the help of USB cable. Step 2: Use the cloning software and clone the old hard drive onto the new hard drive. Step 3: Now, remove the old drive and install the new drive.

How do I use an external hard drive on my PS4 from an old hard drive?

You need to buy an hdd enclosure, and then Take out your internal ps4 hard drive, and put your hdd inside of the enclosure. Now you can use it as an external drive with usb 3.0 support. Another way is that you can use your ps4 drive into your pc.