Motherboard has gone kaput
August 5th, 2016
What I want to do is move some files so that I have room to re partition the
drive and reinstall on that drive as it is 500gb and the one I have in this stand in computer is only 50gb. I don’t want to lose any files on the 500gb drive
so I thought it would be better if I could move some first then connect to the motherboard and reinstall from there, It’s just till I get my new computer but that’s still months ahead yet. thanks for any help.
You can use an enclosure or those IDE/SATA adapters.
You would need to get an external enclosure for the particular form factor/interface.
Desktop HDDs are 3.5″, And if you’re unsure on whether it’s an IDE or SATA drive, Just type
the model number into Google and you’ll figure it out! Anyways, These enclosures are fairly
cheap and easy to work with. As far as “extracting” your old passwords goes, I’d need
more details before I could give you a how-to.
Are you referring to passwords which are stored in particular apps? And if so, Which apps exactly? Or you mean you kept em in a Word/Excel document? (This is a very bad practice btw)
You would need to get an external enclosure for the particular form factor/interface.
Desktop HDDs are 3.5", And if you're unsure on whether it's an IDE or SATA drive, Just type
the model number into Google and you'll figure it out! Anyways, These enclosures are fairly
cheap and easy to work with. As far as "extracting" your old passwords goes, I'd need
more details before I could give you a how-to.
Are you referring to passwords which are stored in particular apps? And if so, Which apps exactly? Or you mean you kept em in a Word/Excel document? (This is a very bad practice btw)
No I keep my passwords in an apps called Password Safe. I have a backup copy of my passwords which I can open
with password safe on this computer it’s just getting to the file. The file it’s self is hidden and that’s what I’m worried
about, will I be able to un hide it, but I have to get into the hard drive anyway as I have all my bookmarks and 300gb
of PDF’s that I need.
As for the form factor I think it’s an IDE, it’s the oldest of the two as my computer is old. The connection is a fat gray lead.
Password safe keeps it’s databases in these locations by default:
C:\Documents And Settings\User\My Documents\My Safes (XP)
C:\Users\User\Documents\My Safes (Vista/Win7/Win8)
But if you can’t find it there, Just run a search for *.psafe3 and you’ll find what your
looking for! As far as the bookmarks are concerned, I’d need to know which browser
was used in order to give you the specifics.
The connection is a fat gray lead.
Yeah, That sounds like IDE.
Anyways, Don’t bother ordering the enclosure online, It can be found at any
local computer store!
You don’t have to worry about unhiding it, its a windows folder view setting.
You can change that so it allows you to see hidden files on any operating system.
Thanks for the advice it was very helpful. The bookmarks are from Firefox and the files in question are the backup files, all I have to do is import them when I can get at them. I will buy an enclosure today.
FF Profile Locations:
\Documents And Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles (XP)
\Users\User\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles (Vista+)
In there, You should have another folder, random.default which contains the actual profile.
Anyways, There are two ways to restore the bookmarks:
1. By default, FF keeps daily bookmark backups in the “bookmarkbackups” folder, So you
could take the latest from there and then import it, As explained here:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
But this method does have one major con, It contains only the bookmarks themselves (no icons included!)
2. Backup places.sqlite and just place it in your FF profile folder. It contains the bookmarks (with icons) and browsing history too. Do note however that doing this would overwrite your current ones!
Other things you might find handy:
key3.db/cert8.db/signons.sqlite – Stored passwords.
cookies.sqlite – Well, This is obvious.
formhistory.sqlite – Form filling history.
Good luck!
I know its no use now, but for future use you may want to look at Mozbackup (freeware), create your own backups anywhere anytime and restore in seconds (quick and easy no hunting for files).
Good Luck
I know its no use now, but for future use you may want to look at Mozbackup (freeware), create your own backups anywhere anytime and restore in seconds (quick and easy no hunting for files).
Good Luck
Thanks, I downloaded it for my usb flashdrive.
Docking stations are handy, they will support PATA and SATA also 2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD’s. Not an ideal permanent solution, but ideal for one off things.
You can get them with USB 3.0, I have one but it doesn’t have a memory card reader like the USB 2.0 one I bought years ago.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-Dual-2-5-3-5-USB-2-0-IDE-to-SATA-HDD-Dock-Station-Enclosure-Caddy-Case-/350772611249
Docking stations are handy, they will support PATA and SATA also 2.5" and 3.5" HDD's. Not an ideal permanent solution, but ideal for one off things.
You can get them with USB 3.0, I have one but it doesn't have a memory card reader like the USB 2.0 one I bought years ago.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-Dual-2-5-3-5-USB-2-0-IDE-to-SATA-HDD-Dock-Station-Enclosure-Caddy-Case-/350772611249
Thanks for the info and link.