How can I access hard drive in my laptop using live tails OS?

1. Can I access my old laptop's hard drive externally?
2. How do I open a USB in Tails?

Can I access my old laptop's hard drive externally?

1. Access an Old Hard Drive With an Adapter. A hard disk drive can be directly connected to any PC via a special USB HDD adapter. These typically come with connections for SATA and IDE/PATA drives and are basically old hard drive adapters.

How do I open a USB in Tails?

In the Boot Menu, select your USB stick and press Enter. If the computer starts on Tails, the Boot Loader appears and Tails starts automatically after 4 seconds.