Recover Lost Files From a Dead PC

Posted: March 25, 2014

Having a computer die can be devastating. A dead PC usually means there's no way to recover the files stored on the computer. However, there are a few tricks that can be used to recover files that were thought to be lost.

Having a computer die can be devastating. A dead PC usually means there's no way to recover the files stored on the computer. However, there are a few tricks that can be used to recover files that were thought to be lost.

Lincoln Spector, Contributing Editor for PCWorld, shares tips on how to recover files from a dead PC.

Recover Files From a Dead PC

The easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to recover files from a dead PC doesn't require any access to the computer. You simply restore the files from your most recent backup.

Unless, of course, you don't have a recent backup. And I'm guessing you don't. People with up-to-date backups don't ask me this sort of question.

So let's look at other, less desirable fixes.

Read the entire article Recover Files From a Dead PC on PC World.