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September 14th, 2020 10:00
Inspiron power button broken, data retrieval?
I need to send my laptop to Dell to repair the problem. Many people have this power button problem. Since I cannot power it on, it's NOT possible to remove personal info from the drive before I send it in as suggested. What is your recommendation to protect the personal info?
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nyc10036
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September 14th, 2020 12:00
I would boot into Linux with Linux USB and delete the files that way.
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ejn63
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September 14th, 2020 15:00
Simply remove and retain the drive yourself. To fix a faulty power button, they won't require the hard drive.
And if this is your only copy of your data, you're living dangerously - get some type of a backup drive. There are two types of drive: those that have failed, and those that will.