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BlackCrayon · 03-10-2016, 07:40 AM

my parents have an old windows 95 computer that they sometimes still use but its fairly useless and they want to get rid of it but there are pictures on there that they want to keep.

usb drives don't work. i've tried old ones and nothing.

i thought maybe upload to dropbox or similar but of the browsers i could get to work, none would let me upload to any of the popular services, dropbox, onedrive, google.

would taking the drive out of the machine and getting and IDE to USB cable and plugging into into a new computer to get the files off work? this is the only idea i could come up

also possibly connecting to ftp but i am not sure if i can find a program that will let me connect to a secure ftp with windows 95.

Rob · 03-10-2016, 07:44 AM

Does it have a CD burner? Burn the files to a CD. You could also slave the drive to another computer and access the file system. As long as it's not a boot drive, it won't load Win95, but you should still have access to the files.

If all else fails, take it to Best Buy, or something similar. They can pull data from old drives and it's not too expensive.

EDIT: Just saw this, "would taking the drive out of the machine and getting and IDE to USB cable and plugging into into a new computer to get the files off work? this is the only idea i could come up " -- it would just show up the same way an external drive would like I explained above. You wouldn't really even need to slave it, just attach as a secondary storage device.

Grapesoda · 03-10-2016, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

my parents have an old windows 95 computer that they sometimes still use but its fairly useless and they want to get rid of it but there are pictures on there that they want to keep.

usb drives don't work. i've tried old ones and nothing.

i thought maybe upload to dropbox or similar but of the browsers i could get to work, none would let me upload to any of the popular services, dropbox, onedrive, google.

would taking the drive out of the machine and getting and IDE to USB cable and plugging into into a new computer to get the files off work? this is the only idea i could come up

also possibly connecting to ftp but i am not sure if i can find a program that will let me connect to a secure ftp with windows 95.

pull the drive and hook the drive to a newer machine and pull the data

Denny · 03-10-2016, 07:57 AM

suesheboy · 03-10-2016, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Denny

life savers.

I have a drive cloner too

Barry-xlovecam · 03-10-2016, 08:30 AM

remove the hard drive
set it as a slave with the jumper an old ATA100 ?
all the new boards I have built with have an old ATA 100/133 socket.
connect the old drive to the new comp they get if it is FAT32 or FAT16? the newer Winblows should be able to read it.

The back up on the floppy disk went bad

W95

Klen · 03-10-2016, 08:49 AM

Try to find a proper app here: Old and New Software Version Downloads - OldApps.com to make SFTP working.

Kafka · 03-10-2016, 08:54 AM

Share to map (SMB) and connect with another win pc to that map.
Maybe you can also connect through the parallelport or serialport with an old dos programm.

Paul&John · 03-10-2016, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Denny

Got one like this also ;)

Paul&John · 03-10-2016, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob

You could also slave the drive to another computer and access the file system. As long as it's not a boot drive, it won't load Win95, but you should still have access to the files.

Most motherboards dont have IDE connectors nowadays, so he will need to find an older PC to do the job..

iSpyCams · 03-10-2016, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Denny

this is an OK idea but won't work as pictured cause no ATA on any win95 machine I've ever seen. (edit: sorry now I see the IDE connector on the cable)

I have one of these it covers most of the bases for getting data off of old drives and other miscellaneous stuff:

Amazon.com: 2.5"/3.5" IDE SATA HDD Docking Station +Card Reader Hub (Black): Computers & Accessories

Build quality is not fantastic but mine definitely works, not sure about longevity if used as a permanently connected drive, but for lifeboat type one-time data retrieval it definitely gets the job done.

dyna mo · 03-10-2016, 09:08 AM

where'd all the files go?

BlackCrayon · 03-10-2016, 09:26 AM

thanks guys. found a good solution that will for under 30 bucks. my parents will be happy.

Barry-xlovecam · 03-10-2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul&John

Most motherboards dont have IDE connectors nowadays, so he will need to find an older PC to do the job..

I build my own with ASUS motherboards usually
But you are right, that was a floppy connector I saw when I put a new ssd last week in a box that had a 5 year old ASUS mobo. Good box still with a 4 core AMD and 3xSATA 3.0 -- little slow but on LINUX ... no winblows bloat ... reasonably fast now.

Well, if you can connect to the internet email your pictures or upload them ...

I haven't seen a working W95 box in over 10 years ... maybe you can find an old USB PCI card that will work. A trip to the computer bone yard or ebay maybe ?

Facebook is your friend (for not-naughty pictures) LOL.

klinton · 03-10-2016, 11:40 AM

how about FTP ?

CaptainHowdy · 03-10-2016, 11:50 AM

With a baseball bat??

RyuLion · 03-10-2016, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by suesheboy

life savers.

I have a drive cloner too

clickity click · 03-10-2016, 01:26 PM

Put them on a floppy disc.

420 · 03-10-2016, 01:34 PM

email them to yourself and save the $30

BlackCrayon · 03-10-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 420

email them to yourself and save the $30

can't even do that as the only browsers that will run on it are severaly outdated, so much so that you can't even log into email like gmail, hotmail, facebook, etc. i suppose i could set up pop email or something but it seems easier to just spend the money and get them off there that way. the thing sounds like its going blow when its on.

SilentKnight · 03-10-2016, 02:50 PM

What about using an old ftp client (ws-ftp) and u/ling the files to an ftp site?

DVTimes · 03-10-2016, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Denny

I have a hardrive box that is external.

But this should work.

One other option is to buy an internal card reader and copy files to that.

Third option is to see if the win 95 pc has a working floppy drive. You could copy files to that then buy a usb floppy drive for your pc, though this option will be slow if you have lots of pics.

Magnetron · 03-10-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

my parents have an old windows 95 computer that they sometimes still use but its fairly useless

Win95 was good for playing DOS games.

PAR · 03-10-2016, 03:20 PM

Connect the win 95 PC on the same nextwork as any other PC.
Share the folder(s) .., or just share the C drive if you are just going to trash it later.
On the newer PC access the shared drive and move the files you want off of it.

There are enough posts, and youtube videos that you should be able to setup the network shared drive in a few minutes.

DVTimes · 03-10-2016, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnetron

Win95 was good for playing DOS games.

But you did not use win95 for games, only dos.

In other words if you had only dos you could play games.

Nicky · 03-10-2016, 04:42 PM

does wetransfer.com work on the old browsers, in that case it might be a good option.

Barry-xlovecam · 03-10-2016, 08:25 PM

Amazon.com: Generic IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter: Computers & Accessories

this is <$5 USD maybe this will work?

sandman! · 03-10-2016, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Grapesoda

pull the drive and hook the drive to a newer machine and pull the data

Barry-xlovecam · 03-10-2016, 08:41 PM

here is another one
Amazon.com: Serial ATA SATA to Parallel ATA PATA/IDE Hard Drive HDD CD DVD-ROM Interface Convert Adapter: Computers & Accessories

DraX · 03-11-2016, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by klinton

how about FTP ?

FTP is a good idea too, that or just pull the drive and set it up as slave on a different machine. CD burner would be the next suggestion.

Wow time flies a win 95 pc with no support for modern usb sticks.

03-10-2016, 07:40 AM	#1
BlackCrayon Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 19,631	how to get files off a windows 95 computer my parents have an old windows 95 computer that they sometimes still use but its fairly useless and they want to get rid of it but there are pictures on there that they want to keep. usb drives don't work. i've tried old ones and nothing. i thought maybe upload to dropbox or similar but of the browsers i could get to work, none would let me upload to any of the popular services, dropbox, onedrive, google. would taking the drive out of the machine and getting and IDE to USB cable and plugging into into a new computer to get the files off work? this is the only idea i could come up also possibly connecting to ftp but i am not sure if i can find a program that will let me connect to a secure ftp with windows 95. __________________ you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	remove the hard drive set it as a slave with the jumper an old ATA100 ? all the new boards I have built with have an old ATA 100/133 socket. connect the old drive to the new comp they get if it is FAT32 or FAT16? the newer Winblows should be able to read it. The back up on the floppy disk went bad W95

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BlackCrayon Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 19,631	thanks guys. found a good solution that will for under 30 bucks. my parents will be happy. __________________ you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	Does it have a CD burner? Burn the files to a CD. You could also slave the drive to another computer and access the file system. As long as it's not a boot drive, it won't load Win95, but you should still have access to the files. If all else fails, take it to Best Buy, or something similar. They can pull data from old drives and it's not too expensive. EDIT: Just saw this, "would taking the drive out of the machine and getting and IDE to USB cable and plugging into into a new computer to get the files off work? this is the only idea i could come up " -- it would just show up the same way an external drive would like I explained above. You wouldn't really even need to slave it, just attach as a secondary storage device.

03-10-2016, 08:49 AM	#7
Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	Try to find a proper app here: Old and New Software Version Downloads - OldApps.com to make SFTP working.

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Kafka Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 466	Share to map (SMB) and connect with another win pc to that map. Maybe you can also connect through the parallelport or serialport with an old dos programm.

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klinton So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: online Posts: 8,766	how about FTP ?

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PAR Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,835	Connect the win 95 PC on the same nextwork as any other PC. Share the folder(s) .., or just share the C drive if you are just going to trash it later. On the newer PC access the shared drive and move the files you want off of it. There are enough posts, and youtube videos that you should be able to setup the network shared drive in a few minutes.

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Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	Amazon.com: Generic IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter: Computers & Accessories this is <$5 USD maybe this will work?

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Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	here is another one Amazon.com: Serial ATA SATA to Parallel ATA PATA/IDE Hard Drive HDD CD DVD-ROM Interface Convert Adapter: Computers & Accessories