Making an external HDD

>>57082877
just get a flash drive like everyone else.

>>57082877
any 3.5" enclosure should work with any 3.5" drive. Don't get a 2.5" enclosure, those are for laptop drives.

note that 3.5" drives require more power to spin up than you can count on getting from a USB port (USB 2.0 only delivers 2.5 watts) so they generally need a wall wart. only laptop drives can (usually) run straight from the port.

>>57083030
1) But my HDD is already 3,9 inches. How can a 3,5 inches be sufficient?
2) USB 3.0 port is okay?

>>57083070
1.) you're measuring it sloppily. and/or the fact that the commonly-known measurement is rounded off a bit
2.) USB 3 can deliver more power. Usually. But all the drive boxes have to be backwards-compatible if they're plugged into a USB 2.0 port, so they may not take advantage of the extra power. In all cases it'll work, you just may or may not need to use a wall wart.

>>57083070
3.5 inches is the size of the platters inside, not the drive itself.

>>57083157
>>57083171
So what I'm holding in my hand is HDD with some components I still need to unscrew? I'm not sure what though. There aren't any obvious screw anywhere.

>>57083179
Wew lad. Get a 3.5in enclosure, stick it in. Done

>>57083179

No dude. The drives where the data is stored. They need to stay inside. Are you trolling? They are basically like a cd/dvd but much denser so they can store more data. That's how hard drives work...

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>>57082877
Nice harddrive bruh, buying an external 3.5" case will do the job, but doesn't make sense in that you'll need a 12V external adapter, matching cases are much more expensive than 2.5" ones and the bulk reduces portability.
If you're really uncertain about the sizing, remove the top cover with a torx screwdriver and some prying, and then measure the platter size that way.

>people replying to a bait thread.

OP if you're not baiting, just head over to your local Apple™ Store and I'm sure they'll be able to assist you at the Genius™ Bar.

>>57083393
>>57083351
fuck I live in a small town, okay, there are no electronic shops here. Never done this shit before, if you read first post then I already stated that I'm confused about the sizes since in tutorial videos they use standard enclosures but the HDDs looked just like mine.

>>57083414
>b, but doesn't make sense in that you'll need a 12V external adapter, matching cases are much more expensive than 2.5" o

Just buy a fucking enclosure for 3.5" and put it in there.

>>57083414
Cuz they're all the same exact size man. HDDs only come in 3.5" and 2.5".