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Deb - Feb 9, 2010 at 04:47 PM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 9, 2010 at 04:59 PM
Hello,
I need help. When we start my husbands Dell Inspirion 6400 it says that he needs to reinstall the software. We have the software to do it, however we have 5 years of pictures on here and haven't backed them up (dumb, I know). Is there anyway to get them before we do that. We do not have a ton of cash and are looking for an easy fix.

Thanks.
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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
Feb 9, 2010 at 04:56 PM
Well why would it say that you need to install a software? What is the exact message. It must have a USB port, so you could use some external hard drive or usb sticks to make the make backups.
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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Feb 9, 2010 at 04:59 PM
You have two options:
1. buy a USB external hard drive adapter - remove the hard drive and use another PC to copy the data
2. use a Bootable Linux CD and copy the data to a USB drive

here is a link to a site with instruction for the Linux solution

https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-rescue-files-with-a-boot-cd-192982

Good Luck

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