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PoliticAverse

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4. Hard to say what really happened to the computer. Odds are good you can retrieve data from the drive

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 05:52 PM

Jan 2019

using another computer assuming the drive hasn't died or you don't have some ransomeware virus.

You should be able to just add the drive to another PC and it'll show up with a different drive letter (like 'D' or 'E') - this is how I usually move data from an old PC to a new one. If the 2'd PC tries to boot from the old drive, you'll need to go into the computer bios and change the drive boot order.

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computer disaster, any comfort? [View all] lastlib Jan 2019 OP

Yes. You can get an external drive housing. Plug your drive into that, and mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #1

No Worries SirElaih Jan 2019 #2

I've had this happen, too PJMcK Jan 2019 #3

Hard to say what really happened to the computer. Odds are good you can retrieve data from the drive PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #4

You can also just run another os from a CD on your ram. defacto7 Jan 2019 #5

If you can burn CDs /DVDs at the library you might try to d/l Hiren's Emergency Boot Disk ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #6

Thanks for all the replies, folks! Sounds hopeful! lastlib Jan 2019 #7