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Well put!

This is a convoluted way around this, but it will work.

I am assuming a couple of things, the main one is NTFS file system is assumed.

Go download a free imaging program called: Macrium Reflect.

https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

It is an Hard Disk imaging program designed to disk imaging whole drives for backup/archive (ask if you need a definition). Once imaged (on another drive .. I use portable USB mounted multiple terabyte drives) you can "mount" the image as a virtual drive with the option of overriding the password protection giving you full access to all the files.

Let me know or PM me....

He is already past that by having a Linux partition on the drive. Linux can read the Windows data so no more work is needed to recover the Windows files even if the Windows installation was corrupted. It is simple work to just copy the files.
But, he corrected the problem with Windows so he no longer needs to recover any files.

garys wrote:He is already past that by having a Linux partition on the drive. Linux can read the Windows data so no more work is needed to recover the Windows files even if the Windows installation was corrupted. It is simple work to just copy the files.
But, he corrected the problem with Windows so he no longer needs to recover any files.

AHHHH but 'he' needs to create a backup asap. This provides an interesting method.

Thanks Richard!!!!

JPG wrote:

garys wrote:He is already past that by having a Linux partition on the drive. Linux can read the Windows data so no more work is needed to recover the Windows files even if the Windows installation was corrupted. It is simple work to just copy the files.
But, he corrected the problem with Windows so he no longer needs to recover any files.

AHHHH but 'he' needs to create a backup asap. This provides an interesting method.

Thanks Richard!!!!

You are welcome Let me/us know how it worked ...

rjent wrote:

JPG wrote:

garys wrote:He is already past that by having a Linux partition on the drive. Linux can read the Windows data so no more work is needed to recover the Windows files even if the Windows installation was corrupted. It is simple work to just copy the files.
But, he corrected the problem with Windows so he no longer needs to recover any files.

AHHHH but 'he' needs to create a backup asap. This provides an interesting method.

Thanks Richard!!!!

You are welcome Let me/us know how it worked ...

Gotta 'select' the bu gizmo. $$$$$

JPG wrote:

rjent wrote:

JPG wrote:
AHHHH but 'he' needs to create a backup asap. This provides an interesting method.

Thanks Richard!!!!

You are welcome Let me/us know how it worked ...

Gotta 'select' the bu gizmo. $$$$$

There is a free version on the link I sent you. I will email you an installer for the free one. What OS are you running? If you have an earlier machine (lap or desk) with xp or 7 on it that will work.

rjent wrote:

JPG wrote:

rjent wrote:
You are welcome Let me/us know how it worked ...

Gotta 'select' the bu gizmo. $$$$$

There is a free version on the link I sent you. I will email you an installer for the free one. What OS are you running? If you have an earlier machine (lap or desk) with xp or 7 on it that will work.

I got the free version software. Tis the thingie that plugs into the usb port that I now need.

W10 remember is what started this thread.

If you already have a Linux partition on that drive, could you not just boot up in Linux, mount the windows partition and copy the files to a different drive. No usb stick required.

rpd wrote:If you already have a Linux partition on that drive, could you not just boot up in Linux, mount the windows partition and copy the files to a different drive. No usb stick required.

Think USB DRIVE!!!