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How to back up to external in safe mode

Hi all

OH has a PC prob
System restore is disabled
Prior to doing a fresh install of Windows
He wants to back up his data to an external drive

But the PC is not seeing the exteranl drive

How can he save off his info ?
Any ideas please
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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    Buy a new Hard drive for the PC get the PC running with this then put the old drive in to get the data off it. Use one of these if it is a Laptop or you don't have enough internal connections of the harddrive or buy a caddy for it so it can become an external drive.


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