Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
You can get an external hard drive case with usb and remove the drive from the broke computer and stick it in the case and access it with your working computer if the problem isn't a totally crashed drive.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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