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Reader Jeanne Wright wrote me about her recent hard drive failure:

My computer just crashed and I had to have a new hard drive installed. Is there any way to get the information on my files and folders from the old hard drive? If so, where can I find someone to do this? Needless to say, I had NOT backed up my computer before all this happened. Thanks!

I wrote back to Jeanne to say that, depending on the nature of the hard drive failure, her data may or may not be recoverable at a reasonable price.

Your local computer shop — but perhaps not the service department at the local “big box” retail superstore — should have the expertise to do that, if it can be done.

Often the local shops keep large numbers of old hard drives just for that reason.

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