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    Question How to retrieve files from broken smartphone? -Android galaxy j3

    That is not what I had in mind. I am looking for a program or a way for the computer to read the phone when it is plugged in.
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    Question How to retrieve files from broken smartphone? -Android galaxy j3

    I have a Galaxy J3. My phone fell on the ground and got completely smashed. The screen is unusable. Just regular black, nothing lit at all. It does work though as pushing the home button does make the typical sound effects and it rings when retrieving calls. The phone is alright, bu the screen...
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    Can't access certain files despite reformatting hard drive?

    I installed 32 bit windows 7 on my laptop. As I opened my computer, I notice about 50 gb used on the computer. I understand that 20gb goes to windows 7 and maybe 5-10 gb goes to other programs that come installed. Yet what about the other 20-25 gb? I noticed that there were old files that I...
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    Recovering hard drive when wet with conventional means?

    I left hard drive in garage and forgot to pick up. A flood affected my garage and the hard drive was left there. When I came back in the garage, its covered in newspapers, with the ink staining it. I tried opening my hard drive by plugging it into my laptop, but it didn't work as I expected to...
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    Any places that accept you with certifications?

    Okay so I am in college and would like to get a job. I am majoring in computer science, yet ironically, I don't know any programming or networking at all. I have leaned a few stuff from my programming classes. I would like to find a job that probably pays decent, like around $10 an hour. I was...
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    How to recover files from a damaged medium?

    Okay, so I am a fan of using external hard drives and thumb drives over cloud storage. I just find them safer, faster and more convenient to use, especially when the internet is out and I need to get some file. However, I do worry what will happen if a medium has been damaged or near the end of...
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    Good youtube channels to sub to?

    One question I have is what are favorite channels to sub to for something funny, news, or gaming and especially computer hardware/software related? My channels are Cinemassacre, TVFilthyFrank, EgoRaptor and penguinz0. Anymore suggestions you guys have for me?
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    A good PC build for about $1000?

    Anybody know a goodbuild for PC at around that amount? Also, please don't include an SSD or dvd drive. I don't plan on using an SSD yet, and I would rather buy an external dvd drive.
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    Would frequently copying back and forth into the internal and external hard drive do any damage?

    What do you mean "not in the least"? Not in the least bit of damage? I would like for your answer to be a couple sentences longer for detail.
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    Would frequently copying back and forth into the internal and external hard drive do any damage?

    Okay so I wish to get myself a cheap internal hard drive for my PC being around 500 GB along with an external hard drive being around 5 TB. The idea is that I would use the smaller HDD as a placeholder for programs and video games while the external hard drive would serve as storage for movies...
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    How to cross fire two graphics card to enhance performance of the game?

    Okay so yesterday, I found out about a new method for enhancing gpu power the cheaper way. My friend told me that by two of the same graphics cards, you can double the the core speed and Video RAM in the cards just like regular RAM. How does this work. I have heard you need a cross fire cable...
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    How much would this computer sell for?

    Okay so I am selling a computer that I just built. Here are the specs for it: CPU: AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-core 3.5 GHz RAM: Kingston 9905402-570.A00LF 4GB/ Crucial 4GB DDR3 - 1333 MHz (Basically 8 GB) Storage: Toshiba 1TB Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Optical Drive: DVD drive 24X speed...
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    Would the PC run longer if I use nothing but notepad?

    Okay so I want to use windows 7 for one thing: just typing stories and stuff on notepad. Will using my computer for this function drastically increase life expectancy of the computer? I mean by not using any internet at all, no games being played, no application being run, and nothing ever...
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    Using blank blu rays as storage instead of a hard drive?

    Okay so I had this idea for storage on my computer. What if instead of buying myself a hard drive, I were to buy blank blu rays and and burn movies, tv shows, and video games onto them. Think about it, what I see about it is no hacker could access my computer files, if my hard drive were to...