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G60 235-dx
Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit)

Thank you to all that read this post, I have a HP G60 235dx laptop with a busted/cracked screen.I want to transfer the files from it to my new HP laptop. when i first attempted to connect it through the Hdmi to the TV it went perfect no isuues but soon as the laptop died due to no power i can't get it to connect. Just the status of no signal. I've tried different TV's and the same outcome when connected to the HDMI no signal. Can anyone help me out with this issue im having? A workaround for me to be able pull the files from the busted cracked screen laptop.

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@AquaLove

You said the screen is cracked -- so did you drop it or knock it off a table?  If so, that likely damaged the drive as well.

And if that happens, that can damage sectors on the drive which will make any file transfer painfully slow.  What could have been done in a few minutes with a working drive can take hours, or just not complete, with a damaged drive.

I'm also presuming you did not have the laptop plugged into AC power when you tried this. right? Or is the laptop charger not working, also?

At this point, your only real way to recover the data from the drive is as follows ...

1) Remove the hard drive from the old PC
2) Purchase a USB-to-Hard Driver adapter kit (like the one illustrated below)

 USB-Drive-Adapter.jpg

3) Connect the old drive to a working PC using that adapter
4) Try to retrieve the files and folders you want to save from the old drive and copy them to the new PC.

If this does not work, then you need to do the following:
1) Download and install this utility on a working PC http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/recover_data_in_3_steps_with_minitool_power_data_recovery_free_...
2) Run the data recovery utility to see what can be retrieved from the old drive.

If that tool does not find what you need, an alternative is Recuva http://www.piriform.com/recuva

And, if that does not work well, the best tool out there is this one, but only the trial version is free http://www.file-recovery.com/



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