Trying to transfer data files from salvaged HDD Cant find AppData

My 5 year old old laptop broke and I have salvaged its HDD with the folders. ( pictured below.)

The HDD showed a recovery partition which was empty, and a Data Partition containing 7 folders
The AppData and Contacts folders on the salvaged HDD are empty

I am planning to transfer the data to the new W10 laptop which should be straight forward, but am confused as to to how my old laptops personal settings and preferences, contacts and bookmarks will be transferred. I thought such info was in the AppData or users files, but those files are empty.

I do not have access to the old laptop's OS. Are the preferences, settings and email contacts lost, or am I missing something?? Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your quick reply! Im a little confused

The salvaged HDD was removed from the old broken laptop

If I download and open that program on my working desktop PC the disk manager software will not be able to access the HDD from the old laptop.

Slartybart said:

You pulled the HDD form the old machine.
Is it connected to the new machine via USB?

How did you post the image in post# 1?
How were you planning to move the data?

If you can access the HDD to post a screenshot - then dmDskmgr-vg.mmc will also see it.

I'm confused !!!! We're both confused ?

The drive removed from the old laptop has been put in an enclosure for 2.5" drives.
It was then connected to my desktop PC with a cable.
I accessed it on 'My Computer' and took a screenshot of the data partition.
The C partition from the old laptop had all my software programs and the Windows 7 OS on it.
When I tried to view the contents of the C partition it only showed the below 2mb file
"Dell Recovery Partition Warning
This area of your hard drive contains files used for Datasafe Recovery Process
Do not delete or alter these files. Any change to this partition could prevent any recovery later"
The Data partition appears to include all my pics, videos, and document files

Thanks for your help

Slartybart said:

Ok, I thought that's what you did. Good

Now with the old drive connected to your computer, please complete post# 2

The disk mgt program was opened bu would only show me the four partitions on my Desktop drive
How do I make the app show the connected HDD from my old laptop??

provlima said:

The disk mgt program was opened bu would only show me the four partitions on my Desktop drive
How do I make the app show the connected HDD from my old laptop??

I've done a number of data recoveries from one HDD to another and have to go to Folder Options of the drive in question to change to Show hidden files to get AppData to show up. It is a Hidden Folder until the change is made.
On an External drive it has to be done on that drive and then navigate to x:\Users\logon name to find it.
I never transfer from a Folder directly to the same Folder on the C: drive, always Copy to a separate Folder named UserTemp [any name works] then with the external drive disconnected move the stored data around as needed, helps prevent errors I can't recover from.

Berton said:

I've done a number of data recoveries from one HDD to another and have to go to Folder Options of the drive in question to change to Show hidden files to get AppData to show up. It is a Hidden Folder until the change is made.
On an External drive it has to be done on that drive and then navigate to x:\Users\logon name to find it.
I never transfer from a Folder directly to the same Folder on the C: drive, always Copy to a separate Folder named UserTemp [any name works] then with the external drive disconnected move the stored data around as needed, helps prevent errors I can't recover from.

The problem as I see it is I cant access the users file as its in the Windows 7 OS and which was on the C Drive of the salvaged HDD Other than the Data Partition

It displays
the Recovery Partition (I) which when clicked shows only the 2mb warning message I mentioned previously.
the Data Files partition(H)