How Do I Restore Programs Installed On An External Hard Drive To My Laptop?
An external hard drive offers several advantages to your computing lifestyle, such as extra disk space and backing up files. When using an external hard drive with your laptop, you have two primary options. One is using the external as a second hard drive for your computer, but you must keep it plugged in to your laptop via the appropriate USB cable. Another option is to copy or move the programs and files from the external hard drive to your laptop. Plug the external hard drive–using its USB cable–into an open USB slot on your laptop. The slot is usually on the side of your computer, though some laptop manufacturers place it onto the rear area of the computer. Review any screen alerts that pop up onto your laptop screen. If all goes well, it will note that you have a new hard drive. If it does not show up, try again. If after several tries it does not work, you may have a faulty external hard drive. Click the folder that appears onto your screen. This allows you full access to the c
