u/redwings80s

I have a computer with two mechanical hard drives. One is the C system drive and one is just a file drive. Well the data drive got full so data started getting saved onto the system drive instead of backing everything up like I told the person to do.

Well last week the computer wouldn't start after a power outage. Every time I turned it on the computer wouldn't boot into Windows. It didn't see the install and kept saying no boot drive detected. I was able to boot into it in comand prompt with a USB drive and noticed the user directory was gone and there was just the public directory. At this point turned the computer off so I can make a backup of the drive to a working drive.

If I connect the drive to another working WIndows PC the drive will show up in Windows Explorer but it just shows the drive letter. It doesn't show the total space and free space like normal. If I try to look at the drive manager in Windows nothing shows up because it just hangs trying to load the drives to display. In the past this has been because of a bad drive is connected.

There are no obvious noises like clicking or grinding so I am hoping that it's just some index files getting bessed up and the underlining files are still there.

My question is what's the best free option for making a raw backup of the dying drive?

I don't normally do this stuff. I'm just trying to help someone that's freaking out that all of their data from the past year could be gone.

I'm thinking I can make a raw copy of the drive to a good working drive. Then I can go about trying my best to get the data off the working drive that this person needs. We have no money to spend but I do have a stack of working hard drives and SSDs.

I just randomaly tried to place an order for my home adress today and it worked!!!!!!!!!

I now need to cancel my pre-order for the one I placed in SC when I couldn't order before.

GOOD LUCK AND GO GET YOUR ORDERS IN!!!!!!

The last time the Mega SG and the Super NT were for sale I was short on $$$ so I could only buy one. I picked the Super NT and I love the device. I just checked eBay and Mega SGs are going for $1K which is INSANE.

I have three Analogue 64s, 1 black, 1 new/un-opened grape color with matching 8Bitdo controler, & 1 new/un-opened jungle green with matching 8Bitdo controler.

I bought the extra 64s for friends that ended up not wanting them. I was hoping I could trade one of my 64s for a Mega SG but there doesn't seem to be any chance of that happening with these pricesses. Hopefully the Mega SG goes back on sale at some point in the future. If it does you can bet your arse I will be buying one ASAP.

Just felt like venting :-)

If anyone wants to trade a Mega SG for an Analogue 64 w/ some color 8bitdo controller I would be 100% down.

I was born in Lagrange GA back in 1980 and grew up in SC. When I moved up to VA from SC 11 years ago I found out my birth certificate had my last name spelled incorrectly. It is supposed to be spelled with an ei but on my birth certificate it was spelled as ie. When I first started working in VA I had my SC DL with the correct spelling(guess they didn't look at my birth cert) but when I went to the DMV in VA to get a new DL I found out about the spelling mistake.

I have a passport I got in VA and it has the correct spelling. It has been renewed once so I just recently used it and some mail to get my Real ID DL with the the correct spelling up in VA. I already know it's going to be an issue the next time my DL expires because my passport will no longer be valid. Because of this I want to get this issue fixed ASAP while my parents are still alive.

On the birthcertificate the last name is spelled wrong on my name and my mom and dads name. Again it's just that two letters are flipped.

I contacted the vital records department in GA the told me about form 3977. I was reading it over and at the end of it there is wordage that states to change the sirname (last name) requires a court order.

Is that true in my case even though it was a spelling mistake or is that only if your making a change like going from Smith to Johnson?

Any help and guidence is greatly appreciated. I just don't want to pay for a noterary, get a certified check/money order, mail it in and wait 10 weeks only to find out I have to get a court order.

If I have to get a court order I would rather just start that proccess now.

Documents I have with the correct spelling: Passport, Real ID VA DL, Social Security Card, plenty of postmarked mail, credit cards, and plenty of utility bills

So I received a PS5 for xmas the year the PS5 was launched. My sister is a pro at getting items that are sold out. So the PS4 Pro I own was not turned on since a week or two before that xmas.

Does that mean I will have an easy time jailbreaking my PS4 Pro?

I mainly want to run Bloodborn at 60fps. The issue is that I didn't own the DLC back then. I ended up buying it on my PS5 so I will have to find a way to get that on my PS4 Pro too.