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.

Don't Freak Out: How to Save Data From a PC That Won't Boot If you have important data trapped on a computer that's not working, there are ways to recover it. You should already have a backup, but ...

At this point you can navigate to any of your folders or files on your computer and drag and drop them onto the external drive to save your data manually.