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PuppyBismark

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7. The easiest approach is to remove the disk and have it read at a PC repair facility

Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:07 PM

Feb 2019

Just because the PC doesn't work, I suspect the data on the disk is still there. Call some of the PC repair shops such as Microcenter or Best Buy to see if they can help you extract the good data. They can remove the disk and read it with the tools they have. They will probably be able to put all the data on your disk onto either a external hard drive or a memory stick depending on how much data you have. Likewise, once they remove the data, they could restore the laptop to its original state and you could use it again.

Good luck.

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MS finally killed my computer [View all] hermetic Feb 2019 OP

You won't like my suggestion PJMcK Feb 2019 #1

Actually hermetic Feb 2019 #2

My rebuilt MacBook hermetic Feb 2019 #10

Great to hear! PJMcK Feb 2019 #14

It will take some work, but you can do it RainCaster Feb 2019 #3

I may be able to provide some assistance better Feb 2019 #4

Didn't work hermetic Feb 2019 #11

If you can get into the safe mode, you could shraby Feb 2019 #5

Let me recommend that you download CAINE and keep a DVD of it on hand. eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #6

Thanks hermetic Feb 2019 #12

I used v10 for the first time last night -- more user-friendly interface, for sure. eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #15

The easiest approach is to remove the disk and have it read at a PC repair facility PuppyBismark Feb 2019 #7

Thanks hermetic Feb 2019 #13

I had a similar problem on my desktop and laptop. Turbineguy Feb 2019 #8

You might also want to look into the R-Undelete family of products (Win, Linux, Mac) eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #9