Salvaging pics from a soggy laptop

[Littlepeahead]

As per the title, text from family member saying laptop ruined after a drink was spilled on it and upset she now thinks she's lost all her photos.

Annoying as I've been suggesting to her for over a year that she needed to back them up to cloud and/or DVD.

So if the laptop won't switch on can the photos be rescued? And if so, anyone on here in my area of Essex or London who has the know how to do it? (For payment, of course).

[ibby33]

go to a shop get the hard drive taken out and put in a case, then it can be used as an external hard drive.

^that.

[maviczap]

As above LPH

I have just dismantled my netbook, which wasn't too difficult, so I'd suggest the same for this laptop, so that it can be cleaned & dried out. Then it MIGHT work again. Get a shop to do this, if they can't do it.

If you need an adapter & USB cable to get the pictures off this HDD, I have one, as I've rescued photos and stuff from laptops before

[Littlepeahead]

Cheers guys. I may take it to work as my office is next to IT and see if they can help in return for cake.

I expect they will. Especially if you only need the data off it, If you've already got a portable HDD or big enough memory stick they ought to be able to move it over. Assuming the HDD isn't the reason the laptops broke that is

[Littlepeahead]

Well here's the update. I got screamed at by my mother tonight because I hadn't backed up the photos so it was all my fault. Pointed out that I'd shown sis how to burn discs before. She had not done it. Also I installed Picasa ages ago so she could upload to Google but she'd forgotten her password and uninstalled Picasa last week when I tried to do a back up which is also my fault according to my mother. Her camera came with software to do back ups but she lost the disc. Sis has a boyfriend who is trained in IT but he didn't assist. Oh and sis broke her laptop spilling cider on it. But it's all my fault as I'm so selfish. I give up.

[admin]

Sounds like my mother.

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My mother too!

[keith_d]

You can't choose your family...


If your IT department can't help, I've got an external dock which can take SATA drives or an external 2.5" caddy if it's an old IDE drive. Both go into a USB connection on your laptop. You're welcome to borrow one or both.

Keith.