Save the data on my PC in Canberra

(I relise this post is 8 years old, new information 2019)
MSY sell external hard drive caddy’s.
Place the drive into a hard drive caddy and plug it into your new computer.
Open the files in the /users/*username* directory
click ‘yes’ when it prompts you.
as the directory is protected by permissions, it could take a while to open the folders.
once open, you can copy your data.

http://www.meltoncomputers.com.au

We had issues setting up the wireless at our place, Wanted an onsite technician to help us out.

Had the Geeks2u guys out once, they would do the job they were booked for and for any thing else they would charge extra.

Later one of my friend recommended http://technowand.com.au/it-support-canberra/home-users/remoteonsite-support-computer-repairs-canberra , They were good and also helped us set up the wi fi on other devices and pointed to us few good free software which we still use.

My recommendation would be to get some one local and not a part of any franchisee, The true customer service would go a long way.

My 2 cents.

Malcolm Warwick at Jim’s Computing. The man’s a genius and comes to you. Polite, courteous, funny, punctual, reasonable costs. What’s not to like?

http://www.jimscomputerservices.com.au/home/

Try MSY for an external enclosure. Should only be around $25. You’d probably only need a SATA to USB2.0 3.5″ enclosure.

But typical of MSY, just make sure you’ve got some spare time up your sleeve.

thatsnotme said :

Basically, you remove your PC hard drive, place it in the enclosure, and plug it into your laptop. The old hard drive will then show up as a USB drive, and – assuming it isn’t damaged in any way – you can copy your data off that drive.

One caveat to this, is if you happen to be running windows, this is your primary disk and it contains your documents. You will then have to fiddle with permissions to enable you to access the restricted files. You can backup the majority of your data from a Windows disk, except for the ‘user’ folders which are protected.

There are ways to get this user data off, however sadly if youve got an NTFS disk from a recent windows system, the process is far from ‘plug n copy’.

When you do get it fixed MrMagoo, be sure to use dropbox.

thatsnotme said :

If you’re comfortable with opening up the case of the PC, and removing the internal hard drive (just a matter of unscrewing a few screws, and pulling out a cable or two), then I’d recommend buying an external USB hard drive enclosure.

Basically, you remove your PC hard drive, place it in the enclosure, and plug it into your laptop. The old hard drive will then show up as a USB drive, and – assuming it isn’t damaged in any way – you can copy your data off that drive.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=177_287 has a list of enclosures – you could get one for under $50 delivered.

Yep. Simple. If not pc savvy, YouTube a video.

Q&A Computing ressurected my dead laptop for a very resonable price after another firm declared it dead and charged me a steep fee for their incorrect advice.

Q&A are at:
31 Nettlefold Street, Belconnen
ph 6253 1001

Pretty much what thatsnotme has said is spot on.

However, if opening a PC scares you then I’d suggest asking a friend’s friend’s (etc.) to do the recovery of data from the dying PC/HDD for you. In return perhaps you can shout then a beer or ten.

FYI, a lot of Canberran nerds are capable of doing the job. You just need to have the right connection.

If you’re comfortable with opening up the case of the PC, and removing the internal hard drive (just a matter of unscrewing a few screws, and pulling out a cable or two), then I’d recommend buying an external USB hard drive enclosure.

Basically, you remove your PC hard drive, place it in the enclosure, and plug it into your laptop. The old hard drive will then show up as a USB drive, and – assuming it isn’t damaged in any way – you can copy your data off that drive.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=177_287 has a list of enclosures – you could get one for under $50 delivered.