tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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When my old laptop died, I lost loads of photos.
This has happened before on desktop pc’s and I have resigned myself to the fact I have lost them, this was before I even thought about data retrieval, something that I could slap myself about.
Anyway, have done a bit of research on the geek forums, but I find some of those chaps quite intimidating, and don’t want to appear to be a stoopid when it comes to these things, so thought I would ask the tech savvy on here.
I know I can buy a hard drive enclosure to access the files, but would like to know if I can view them from an HP hard drive via a MacBook Pro, or whether it has to be through another Windows desktop or laptop?
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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Oh really? that's great, all Sugar and Harry's puppy photos are on that hard drive, and I already lost all the pup photos of Hoots and Bon on other desktop systems in the days I knew even less about computers than I do now!
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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I resorted to taking a heat gun to my graphics card(re-flows the solder) and smacking my hard drive repeatedly to get some precious pictures off of it.
That moment where you think about everything that's on there while staring at a crashed computer really sucks!
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Cathy, my co-worker has BAKED his macbook pro's motherboard 3 times now to fix solder issues. In the oven. I joke you not. (He is a professional, please oh god please do not try this unless you have the funds for a new PC/Mac ON HAND - and maybe the fire dept) He has also put a failing HD on a reciprocating fan (the type that you use to cool a room) and it allowed for temporary access of data prior to complete failure. Something about that gentle back and forth cant. He's a guru
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Quote: Kristin Muntz
Cathy, my co-worker has BAKED his macbook pro's motherboard 3 times now to fix solder issues. In the oven. I joke you not. (He is a professional, please oh god please do not try this unless you have the funds for a new PC/Mac ON HAND - and maybe the fire dept) He has also put a failing HD on a reciprocating fan (the type that you use to cool a room) and it allowed for temporary access of data prior to complete failure. Something about that gentle back and forth cant. He's a guru
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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I was working with a Macbook pro also. They have known issues with the solder but apple doesn't give a damn now that they're out of warranty. 3 years should not be the expected life of an $1800 laptop!
The mac is actually still running 3 months after it's heat gun treatment.
I was going to bake the whole board as a last resort but wanted to try targeted heat first. HD is failing but still working. I have a Mac Mini waiting that I just haven't got set up yet.
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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I bought mine for 150 quid from a friend of Sam's who has just upgraded as she goes into her final year at Uni, I'm chuffed to bits with it, it doesn't have any strange lines across the screen from constantly being trodden on by a fat arsed Boerboel!
I have learned my lesson and am transferring photos and docs as I go onto an external hard drive.
Kristin Muntz Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2012
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Best bet is to keep your long term data in 2-3 locations - with Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon etc for storage there are lots of low/no-cost options out there, it's just a matter of making it a habit
I maintain backups as probably 80% of my daily work and we keep an offsite copy for 60 days, onsite for 2 weeks and of course the live data. It's kept our butts off the grill more than once. (I love boston butt.)
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I use cloud storage for almost everything.... Drop box, google drive.....
I work from home on my computer and it has been a life saver when my computer has crashed. I've actually been able to plug in another one and not miss a beat.
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