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I don't know what files or file types are there on the hard drive nor do I know the file system in which the hard disk is written on. I am not able to view it in the home folder after booting from the liveCD.

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Does Gparted not tell you what filesystems you have on your disk? (As I remember it should do) – Peterling Sep 18 '12 at 17:02
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You should nt look in Home Folder, but on the left pane of Nautilus, identify the correct partition and mount it. With that said, this question lacks detail, and it would help to add some. – ObsessiveSSOℲ Sep 18 '12 at 20:34

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When running a live session, you cannot access a computer's hard drive via /home directory or Home folder.

You do need to identify and click on the partition's label or name in the side pane of Nautilus to mount it, that is if you are running Ubuntu with GNOME desktop.

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For KDE's Dolphin:

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Nice answer!!!! – RolandiXor♦ Sep 21 '12 at 17:30

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