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i got a virus:( how do i save my pics? and music?
17 f
hey guys so i got a virus on my comp :( and im really scared cause of all my music and pics. are they going to be deleted if i send my comp to a comp engineer? last time that when i sent my comp to fix everything got deleted. i wanted to email them to my account but its not letting me go online cause of the virus. what can i do to save my pics and music? i dont have a flashdrive and i heard theyre expensive so any other ideas? thankyou so much.
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In Canada, an 8GB flash drive costs about $20 and should be enough to store all of your documents (I imagine you have a lot of school assignments to move over), and should store a good amount of other items, including music. In the US, I imagine it's about the same cost for the same capacity.
You can get such drives at your local Wal-Mart, but there are better options at Circuit City. Try to stick to name brands like Sandisk, as they tend to be reliable. Sony branded sticks tend to be overpriced.
To use the memory stick, Open you "Computer" icon (Usually in the windows Start menu, but often also on the desktop) and insert it. A new device will appear in the Computer window with a new drive letter. Simply drag your items onto that icon (or double click the drive icon to open a window you may drag items into) and Windows will copy the items to the drive. Confirm they've been copied by double-clicking on the drive icon and ensuring that all of the items are present.
Also, if you need another tech to help you out with the process, don't go back to the incompetent techs who lost your data last time. Unless the drive failed outright (which would necessitate a replacement), there is literally no reason they couldn't get your data back.
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If you can't go online to store things in an online database, and can't afford a flashdrive...well, you're out of luck, really. You can buy a cheap 2GB flashdrive for $10, which will likely be enough to save all the pics, but not too much of the music. You'd have to pick and choose what all you want to save, and what you'll have to recover later. Alternatively, find a friend with a flashdrive or external HD who will let you borrow it long enough to restore your computer.
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