how do I retrieve files from my hard drive of my broken computer?

Answer 1

If it spins yes, if it spins but is not bootable, see this address: http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2005/12/hard-drive-recovery-utilities-when-you.html

If the drive is mechanically broken, clicking, and you think you need to send it to a data recovery firm, try this first: http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html

Answer 2

The easiest way would be to use a USB external drive bay, You can then read the hard drive on another computer and copy the files over. I am assuming that the drive is O.K. I have done this myself and even though the hard drive was faulty it worked 100%.

Answer 3

Take away the Hard Drive from Broken Machine, Fit it into a second machine and take back-up of all your files.

Answer 4

Take the hard drive out and use a direct connector cable to plug it into a USB port of another computer, you can get these cables over the internet for a few quid

Answer 5

Hook up the hard drive as a slave to another computer and just copy from that drive to the one in the computer.

Answer 6

Remove the hard drive and place it in another computer.

Answer 7

take the hard drive out and either put it in a USB enclosure and connect it to another PC, or take the drive an put it as a 2nd drive inside a working PC.

Answer 8

put the hard drive into another computer and burn them to a cd, or put that hard drive into a good computer you plan to use and leave it there

Answer 9

if hard drive not broken place it into another computer and copy the data to your selected media (ie. cd, dvd, 2nd pc hdd etc...)

Answer 10

if it spins yes ( see above ) if not no