BootMGR Missing. What is the best way to go about not losing data?

z0mbie789 · Dec 9, 2016

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Guest · Dec 9, 2016

Install the OS on another hard-drive, then connect the first one as secondary, and all the data will be there. If you don't have another hard-drive, you can use a live Linux disk (Ubuntu), just try it (don't install it), and you can mount your hard-drive and then transfer your data, to another hard-drive (USB key or something), or online.

This is the safest way. You can try repairing the BootMGR, or try to re-install and repair on the disk, but something could go wrong and you might lose data.

z0mbie789 · Dec 9, 2016

So just to confirm. I hook up another hard drive not the one that currently has windows on it and has the error. But I will still have all of the data on the other disk that did have windows on it?

Guest · Dec 9, 2016

z0mbie789 :

Yes. If you remove that disk, put a new one in, install windows on the new one, then put in the first disk (being sure to select the new disk as the boot one), you will then see both drive. All your information will be on the second (original) drive, and you can copy it over.

z0mbie789 · Dec 10, 2016

z0mbie789 :

Yes. If you remove that disk, put a new one in, install windows on the new one, then put in the first disk (being sure to select the new disk as the boot one), you will then see both drive. All your information will be on the second (original) drive, and you can copy it over.

What are the chances that I have already lost data?

Guest · Dec 10, 2016

z0mbie789 :

What are the chances that I have already lost data?

Unknown. So, 50/50.

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