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07-29-2007, 05:36 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | COMPUTER Question about Repairs I'm SO tired of my computer running badly or freezing up and need to reformat my hard drive - which I've done probably 10 times by myself ...but now I have tons of work saved on it - not to mention thousands of pictures and don't want to take a chance and lose anything ...So - I was thinking of taking it in for repairs and letting someone do it for me - HAS anyone ever done this ? do they save all your stuff for you or do you have to do that yourself ? was your experience good or bad ?? I'm VERY protective of all my files and depending on everyones replies - I just may do it myself but man - it's SO much work - so I'm wondering if it's better to take it to the professionals - I want it to run like it's brand new Thank you !!! |
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07-29-2007, 05:55 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| I would not trust my files to anyone else. I would definitely back it up myself. You have my condolences, I hate it when my comp is acting up. Godd Luck, We'll miss you while you're gone. |
07-29-2007, 06:10 AM | #3 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| I know a computer tech who is wonderful! I will send him a copy of your question and give you his answer later today. Okay?
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07-29-2007, 06:17 AM | #4 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
and LOL Jeanie - if I have to back them up my own self then I may as well format it myself - that's what I'm looking to avoid lol - it took me 2 solid days last time to transfer it all - reformat ...then put it all back on - I use a USB Data link to move all my files from one computer to another - but I'd have to go borrow my dads again to do it this way - so if a Repair person can do all that for me - that's what I'm hoping for | |
07-29-2007, 06:27 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California
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| I would back all of your files onto cds or another computer or hard drive. That way, incase something happens to your original hard drive you'll still have your files.
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07-29-2007, 06:45 AM | #6 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
thank you for replying - it's helping. I'm just trying to get out of 2 days of work and if I have to do the backing up myself then I can fix it without taking it in - | |
07-29-2007, 06:57 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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| I'm sure they can do it for you but they'd probably charge you for it. I prefer to do everything myself then if something goes to hell, I can't be mad at anyone else
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07-29-2007, 07:07 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | that's me too - I've always done it myself - I think I've reformatted 10 times over the years with my old computer -but this computer I got a few years back I've only had to do once but that took 2 days straight working day AND night |
07-29-2007, 07:12 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| Try getting one of those external hard drives and backing it up on there. Then when your computer is stable enough, you can slowly start burning the data on to some CDs |
07-29-2007, 07:12 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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| I have a newer compaq, I got it in 2006 for my birthday. And it's got a really easy reformat set up. It saves all my stuff, pictures, documents etc. And I've got most of my programs saved in there too. It takes about 4-6 hours to reformat then reload everything and I do it about twice a year. Much easier than my old computer that I had to save everything and it took forever.
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07-29-2007, 07:14 AM | #11 | |
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07-29-2007, 07:18 AM | #12 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
thanks girl - it's worth 100 bucks to let someone do this I think - and I do have records of any pay programs - Hmmmm - now if I can just BE without a computer for 2 day I'm all set - do you remember how long it took them to do ? I have a Best Buy 10 minutes from me | |
07-29-2007, 07:57 AM | #13 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| Hey V! I just sent you an email. Please read it before you make your final decision. Hope this helps.
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07-29-2007, 08:01 AM | #14 | |
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07-29-2007, 08:08 AM | #15 | |
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