The easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to recover files from a dead PC doesn’t require any access to the computer. You simply restore the files from your most recent backup.

If you think you're dealing with a dead computer, don't panic. Follow these steps to try to save it—or at least recover your files.

You can rescue or recover data & files from a dead Windows 11/10 computer that will not boot, by following the procedure laid down in this guide.

Walmart If you can access the drive’s contents, move your files to your internal drive, or to another external one. Better yet, copy the files to both so you have a backup.

If you left an important document on a remote computer, in this guide, we'll show you the steps to retrieve it using OneDrive fetch files on Windows 10.