I’d take it to a computer shop where they can take out the hard drive and put it in an external case for you.
There’s a distinct possibility of disaster if you happen to have static electricity contact your exposed hard drive and a pro will have special mats and a wrist strap that grounds him or her. Your backup is worth the small cost.
The more like this I see, the more convinced I am that whoever runs Sleepy Joe’s teleprompter is a big Trump supporter!
https://twitter.com/NewsPolitics/status/1305658808375668736
Thnx.