Cammi
I really need to get some files from my computer. What should I do?
I have Windows Vista.
Answer
Either your bios, windows is corrupt or your hard drive broke. Order of most likely problems 1. Windows corrupt. You may have had a virus. 2. Your harddrive crashed. (Your info is unrecoverable) 3. Bios is corrupt (unlikely)
First check if the hard drive works. Start the computer and listen closely for the harddrive. Normally you will hear some clicking sounds.
Most common problem is that vista is messed up. You can access your personal files using a live cd. A live cd is an operating system that runs strictly from a cd that you pop in the drive. Download Ubuntu Linux iso and burn it on a cd. Pop in the cd and boot the computer. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. It is quite different from windows and takes a while to get used to. However, if the harddrive still works, you will be able to access your files on the harddrive and copy them to either an external harddrive or a flash drive. Once copied, you will be able to reinstall your windows disk and reformat the harddrive. Be careful, if windows was corrupted with a virus, the files you copied to the flash drive might have the virus and your computer will get corrupt again. You will have to start all over again.
Either your bios, windows is corrupt or your hard drive broke. Order of most likely problems 1. Windows corrupt. You may have had a virus. 2. Your harddrive crashed. (Your info is unrecoverable) 3. Bios is corrupt (unlikely)
First check if the hard drive works. Start the computer and listen closely for the harddrive. Normally you will hear some clicking sounds.
Most common problem is that vista is messed up. You can access your personal files using a live cd. A live cd is an operating system that runs strictly from a cd that you pop in the drive. Download Ubuntu Linux iso and burn it on a cd. Pop in the cd and boot the computer. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. It is quite different from windows and takes a while to get used to. However, if the harddrive still works, you will be able to access your files on the harddrive and copy them to either an external harddrive or a flash drive. Once copied, you will be able to reinstall your windows disk and reformat the harddrive. Be careful, if windows was corrupted with a virus, the files you copied to the flash drive might have the virus and your computer will get corrupt again. You will have to start all over again.
how do i back up a computer that keeps crashing into an external hardriver?
snak3s2001
I'm having trouble backing some files from my computer into an external hard drive. Keeps freezing at the same file?
Is there a different way to do it other than using the software that came with the hard drive?
Answer
You could try an Ubuntu Live CD, it allows you to run Linux without installing anything. This should allow to then copy the files from your hard drive to the external drive without it crashing.
Have a look at this link for more info:
You could try an Ubuntu Live CD, it allows you to run Linux without installing anything. This should allow to then copy the files from your hard drive to the external drive without it crashing.
Have a look at this link for more info:
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