UNITEK USB 3.0 to IDE SATA Hard Drive Adapter Cable, IDE External Converter for Universal 2.5/3.5 HDD/SSD, One Touch Backup Function and Restore Software, Included 12V/2A Power Adapter

Great little box,has read every hard drive I have tried on it,,,, well recommended

Have meant to do this for years. Got a grip this month and this kit has been flawless. With DiscDrill I was even able to access a NAS drive from my old WD My Cloud. Rapid transfer to modern drives. Also meant peace of mind because oftimes I had backups of backups. Now I know what I have and what I don't! It's not indestructible in build quality but a little care and it's been going non stop for me the last few days. Excellent.

I found a bunch of old HDDs in a box and brought this to see what was on them. You just plug it into your computer, attach the drives to it and you're ready to go. It really is just that easy. A great piece of kit.

Allowed me to reuse CD players with IDE connector on devices without it. And HDD drives as backup storage.

Dropped a 6tb hard drive with ALL my music on there. Was quoted £400 to rescue the hard drive Looked at this and for the price it's worth a punt. Once I'd figured out where to do the connection it was as quick as a click. All music rescued. The product is totally recommended but persevere if it's not obvious

Very easy to set up and fit to MOST of my old hard drives, however several were not compatible which was most disappointing

I managed to recover all my files from my SATA hard drive with this device. My computer died. My hard drive was fully up to-date. All I had to do was connect my hard drive to this gadget which then plug into another computer and do what it told me to do as per easy instructions and bingo the magic happened - it rescued all my files, which I was then able to restore to the original computer when I eventually got it up and running again. I am not sure how it will work on hard drives that have been sitting around for years that are not up to-date as I have no need to try that.

It worked and I used it with a DVD drive which many of these adapters fail to work with but this was a happy "just works" experience.

The Unitek USB to IDE and Sata Converter is a life-saver! The device works perfectly and with zero complications to retrieve data from a hard drive--a task that might cost hundreds of dollars if performed professionally. What a great value! Caution: this device will not fix a hard drive that is itself damaged. It is for use if the hard drive is intact but the computer motherboard is damaged or fried and the computer will not boot. No instructions come with the Converter but they aren't really necessary. In order to make using the device easier, I recommend removing the hard drive from your desktop or laptop first. It's difficult if not impossible to attach the device to the hard drive if the drive is still installed in the computer. For a desktop, the removal of the drive is easy. Most desktop hard drives are mounted in a cage in the case. Simply detach the screws holding the cage to the case and then push down on a lever holding the cage to the case at the wall. The cage pops right out. There are many videos on YouTube that show how to do this. Takes about 30 seconds to accomplish. No need to remove the hard drive from the cage. Laptops can be a little more time-consuming. You probably will have to remove the back of the laptop--8 or 10 screws--to access the hard drive. Once it is exposed it simply needs to be disconnected and pulled out. Once you have the hard drive out, find the appropriate connector on the converter (there are 3 available) and plug it into the IDE or SATA port of the hard drive. Attach the power cord to the converter and plug it in. Turn on the power switch on the back of the converter. A blue light will go on. Now attach the included USB cable to the converter and plug the other end into a working computer. The old hard drive will show up on the working computer as a new external drive. Select it and it will open a File Explorer window. Generally, you will browse down to Users and find the user whose files are to be rescued. You will see all of the standard folders--Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music--exactly as you would on the original computer's File Explorer. Copy and paste any or all folders or files you want to rescue to the new computer . That is all there is to it! I have even used the Unitek converter to transfer files from a Windows formatted hard drive to a Mac. Worked like a charm! Note that the Unitek website doesn't provide much help unless you are fluent in Korean. But documentation help is not really necessary. This is a really easy DIY project that will rescue your data and potentially save time, money and grief. Extremely simply and effective! So happy that I bought the Unitek converter!

Funciona de maravilla, aunque no he probado la función de auto respaldo todavía. Lo que si me deja un poquito insatisfecho es que el material se siente un poquito delicado, entiendase, no es de uso rudo, hay que tratarlo con cuiado, pero tampoco es que se vaya a romper en cualquier momento.

使用していたPCが突然作動しない状態になり、急遽新しいPC を購入しましあ。古いPCからデータのバックアップをしていなかったことから、ハードディスク（D） M.2 SSD (PCIeNVMe)に対応するデータトランスファー機器を探したところこの製品にたどり着きました。ハードディスクを取り出し、本製品に接続し、USBで新しいPCにつなげるだけで、かなりのデータ量にもかかわらず、新しいPC（デスクトップ）がパワフルなこともあるのですが、敏速に簡単にデータトランスファーが出来ました。個人的には、この作業がこの価格で可能になったことに大変満足しています。

My very old DELL Windows XP computer refused to start up, and I was convinced that all was lost. In a desperate last attempt, I decided to use this adapter kit to connect the IDE HD to my new Windows 11 computer via a USB cable. To my absolute amazement, the old hard drive that had been sitting idle on my counter sprang back to life. While I can't speak for the cloning feature since I haven't tried it yet, this adapter kit has proved to be nothing short of amazing. It has given my ancient hard drive a new lease on life and allowed me to access all the valuable data stored on it.

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