hard disk backup

cr67

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hello..im using dell inspiron special edition,it suddenly stopped working after that I tried to turn on my lappy but its giving me some command sayin "Press Ctrl+alt+Del to re recovery" but no use it not working, is it possible to take backup of my files without starting my laptop....plzz do help,Thanks in advance
 
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If the recovery partition is still there, after pressing Ctrl/Alt/Delete, you should press F11, think, but it could be F9 or F10 then the recovery process should begin.

If that is not possible then you will need a bootable disk or USB with disk utilities to try and rescue what data you can.

Failing that, it may have to be a clean install.

himnextdoor

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If the recovery partition is still there, after pressing Ctrl/Alt/Delete, you should press F11, think, but it could be F9 or F10 then the recovery process should begin.

If that is not possible then you will need a bootable disk or USB with disk utilities to try and rescue what data you can.

Failing that, it may have to be a clean install.

 
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