How do I bypass windows password on an external drive

I am in transition of building a new computer. My motherboard recently gave up the ghost on the computer I was using to work on some things. I took the “C” hard drive out and put it in an external case, thinking I could just access the files and copy them to my other work horse that was just built. However, I forgot that I had a password on my user account. Does anyone know a way to go around that password and get to my files? Really appreciate the feedback, I have a deadline and these files are locked up in the desktop folder of this user account! Thanks, Troy