When the power unexpectedly goes out, my colleague has completed her annual report and saved it so that it may be printed. Unfortunately, there are no backups. The next morning, she gives the computer another go but is unable in doing so. She is under the impression that the computer has frozen. Is this truly the end of it? There is also the possibility that it is something else. How is it possible to retrieve data from an operating system that would not start up? It is imperative that she submits her report right away. Provide all of the technical support that you are able to offer.

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When the power unexpectedly goes out, my colleague has completed her annual report and saved it so that it may be printed. Unfortunately, there are no backups. The next morning, she gives the computer another go but is unable in doing so. She is under the impression that the computer has frozen. Is this truly the end of it? There is also the possibility that it is something else. How is it possible to retrieve data from an operating system that would not start up? It is imperative that she submits her report right away. Provide all of the technical support that you are able to offer.

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