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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 63 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you actually want to find a file on a long abandoned laptop, it may be easier to pull the drive and use an external enclosure to read it with a current system. If you have the hardware. No need for any of the other hardware, rtc, nvram, let alone the os to work.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 56 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Really? Pull a drive instead of plugging in the charger?

[–] Plastic_Ramses@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The techies on lemmy forget that regular people exist.

[–] mryessir@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 5 months ago

techie here. He's something other.

Something which may have outlasted previous technologies.. I.. I wouldn't ask for elaboration and nod.

nodsandleaves

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 12 points 5 months ago

If you are just checking one or two devices, charger is the way to go. Now if you need to check like a dozen for some reason, pulling the drives might be easier.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 5 months ago

Depends how bad a state the rest of the machine is in, I've tried booting some really knackered machines and the time I spent waiting would probably have been enough to remove the drive!

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Make one drive mount read only in a guaranteed working and current system instead of powering on hundreds of old components along with long dead software, batteries, authentication long forgotten... Not to mention where that supposed charger has gone and will it work or die after years of being abandoned.

Absolutely.

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can you still read it if the drive is encrypted, if you have the key?

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Most times yes. Linux mint can read bitlocked drives natively.

Although if you got an oddball encryption you may struggle