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defacto7

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5. You can also just run another os from a CD on your ram.

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:13 PM

Jan 2019

Then transfer your important files to an external drive. I have done this many times on lots of different hardware. There are many linux systems that run on a cd or dvd. It doesn't touch your old data until you copy it and you won't have to play with old os files that may be infected.

There are a lot of ideas that work as stated by others here so not to worry.

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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