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The death of a hard drive

Posted on September 11, 2023 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

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By Susan Bradley

I got a call. “Susan? Can you help me with my laptop? It won’t boot up, and it’s making a weird noise.”

“Sure,” I said to the friend on the other end of the phone call.

But when my friend brought the laptop and I turned it on, I went from feeling certain I would tame the tech (after all, it’s me) to knowing it wasn’t looking good and that I might not be able to help after all.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.37.0, 2023-09-11).

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