computer / myLot

Canada

February 7, 2023 6:45pm CST

I have an old computer that I dug out of the closet and it started up but it wants to know the password I used and I have no idea what it was has anyone have some ideas on how to find it,I'm not sure if I will ever use it as it is about 10 years old but I would like to know what is on it

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ratyz5

@ratyz5 (7808)

• Philippines

8 Feb 23

I believe you can bring it to some place where they can actually retrieve the files from the hard drive(s) of that old computer like drivesaversdatarecovery which you can search online. I guess if ever you do get to access that old computer, and find files worth to back-up on, you might need to prepare another hard drive for those files to transfer into.

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old computer retrieve files back up

Leykon

@Leykon (577)

• Canada

8 Feb 23

I don't know if there is anything worth saving but I will check it out thanks for the info

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458491)

• Switzerland

8 Feb 23

I suppose it is the operating system that asks for a password. To know how to recover the password you must know which system the computer is running. You can find online how to recover a Windows password... with Linux is a lot more complicated.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (134394)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Feb 23

I do not know unless you can retrieve the password.

Icydoll

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

8 Feb 23

I don't know, hope someone will help you to solve the issue