Ahhhh right ok, that piece of information would’ve been handy to have
Right so if you’re not bothered about the computer and only want the photos you could get the hard drive out and into an external housing, hook it up to another computer and access the pictures that way Something like this would do the job RSHTECH USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure HDD Caddy Disk Case Portable HDD SSD Reader for 2.5 3.5 inch SATA I/II/III Support UASP & 16TB Drives (Black) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNZLFGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3BPR45NAE068302J7EF3
You can get external USB HDD enclosures. Just make sure it is rated for the size of your HDD. Higher capacity drives need more expensive enclosures. Also physical size is important. Don't get an SSD enclosure for a HDD.
It sounds like you want something like this
It's likely a power issue, in that the adapter isn't able to draw enough power through the usb port on your pc, to spin up the drive. You can try to use a usb port directly on the motherboard i/o plate as a first step.
A better option is to use something like the below, which comes with a dedicated power supply.
Thanks for that, I thought it was an issue with the circuit but not knowledgeable enough to say for certain. In terms of other drives, could I just transfer it to a spare external enclosure like this?
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNZLFGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_omTgFbH6ZNG5G
I'm gone try this one. Try on a test disk first of course
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNZLFGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_ZowWFb2A9J0AR
Got one of these. A few questions answered saying ps4 is supported. PS4 doesn't support hubs either. Hopefully it works
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNZLFGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_VhwWFbJQNKHTR
Buy a usb caddy such as this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNZLFGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dkuTFbRN75EXS and then either use clonezilla on a removable usb or hdclone. Clone the source being the hdd to the target of the ssd. Make sure you shutdown windows correctly.
If you don't feel comfortable with using this then you could buy this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01H7D5W4G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_9luTFbQZTW79Q
Hope this helps