How to recover files from computer with crashed operating system I

DATA RECOVERY PROCESS 

STEP 1. Boot your laptop from the Ubuntu CD or USB stick. Simply insert the CD or USB stick and restart the computer.

If the laptop (of desktop PC) keeps trying to boot from the internal hard drive, you’ll have to enter the BIOS setup menu and change the boot order. Set your CD/DVD drive or USB stick as first device in the boot order. Safe changes and restart the computer.

From my experience, Ubuntu OS works fine with most laptop and desktop PC hardware and you shouldn’t have any problem booting it to the desktop. It may not work if your computer hardware is too new.

STEP 2.The computer will start booting from the CD or USB stick.Now read carefully!After some time a welcome screen will pop up. On this screen you can choose your language and choose between two options: Try Ubuntu andInstall Ubuntu.

Select Try Ubuntu. In this case Linux OS will run directly from the CD or USB stick without changing any files on the hard drive.

STEP 3.

Ubuntu OS will continue loading and after a while you’ll boot to the desktop, as it shown on the following picture.

STEP 4.In order to access the internal hard drive, you click on Places in the top toolbar. You should see your internal hard drive in the drop down menu under the Computer.

STEP 5.

When you click on the internal hard drive a new window will open up. In this window you’ll see all files located on the hard drive.

STEP 6.

Now plug in your target drive: external USB hard drive or USB flash drive.Another window will pop up. In this window you’ll see files located on the external drive. In my case I have no files on the external drive, that’s why the window is empty.You can move windows same way you do it in Windows OS. Arrange both windows as you like.

STEP 7.

Finally, drag and drop needed files from the internal hard drive to the external drive.After the transfer is done, you can unplug the external drive and use it on any other computer.