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gui driven interface

I navigate Windows almost entirely through keyboard shortcuts, ‘run’ commands, and the search box

Familiarity with any OS takes time

I don’t know about “absolute favorite”, but the Spanish Waltz / Shop theme from Castle Crashers routinely loops in my head

https://youtu.be/dLchXp8FCbI

Don’t forget to run Memtest ti make sure it actually works rather than just “works”

Creeping corruption is a bad time

Phones, Tablets: Exist with glued-in but ultimately removable / reinstallable screens

Microsoft: What if we mix crushed up eggshells into the glass?

Where is “here”?

You might want to check out the member listings at https://www.datarecoveryprofessionals.org/

These organizations generally seem to hold themselves to a “better” standard than the rest of the industry.

expect to pay a lot for zero results

Industry standard for data recovery specialists is “no data, no charge”

This case is due to a logical problem. Cleanrooms are only necessary for physical repairs, like swapping the Head Stack Assembly.

DriveSavers’ cost of entry for a successful recovery is about $2,000. They’ve even given that quote to an iPhone user who needed nothing more than a screen replacement.

Their “state of the art facility” is appropriate for hardware cases where money is no object and you need the best of the best to deliver results no matter the cost.

Realistically, most regular people will be well taken care of using a reasonably priced service like 300 Dollar Data Recovery.

That whole cast really

a USB stick is enough

No, it’s really not. In addition to failing abruptly and often unpredictably, flash based media will suffer from bit rot when left unpowered for extended periods of time.

I once hung a TV level to Earth’s gravity. And then I found out that the floor and ceiling weren’t level, so the TV looked crooked anyways.