Windows explorer cannot "see" hard drive

[Supercow]

I recently replaced my hard drive in my main PC, and wanted to put the old on into my HTPC.
I plugged it in, but I cannot navigate to it in explorer. I don't want to format the drive since I's my whole MP3 collection.

It's picked up in device manager, how do I navigate to it without formatting the drive?

 

[mame]

Go to disk management (in your screenshot) and you have to give the disk a letter (f:\ etc) Can't remember exact step for step but should be easy to figure out

 

[semi-pro waster]

I think you might have to claim ownership of the files, I'm not sure about the procedure but have a look in Disk Management to see if that has anything in it to allow you to do so.

//edit mame has just explained it rather more clearly I think.

 

[paradigm]

I think you might have to claim ownership of the files, I'm not sure about the procedure but have a look in Disk Management to see if that has anything in it to allow you to do so.

That wouldn't stop you seeing the disk in explorer though, it would only stop you getting into the folders/opening the files, and that would only be the case if he edited the NTFS security of each folder.

As mame said, go into disk management console and set a drive letter.

 

[Supercow]

Yaay - thanks guys.
disk Management- import sorted it