I think my computer has a virus. Can I connect my external hard drive without infecting it? ?

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GuessWho007 asked:


I think I have a virus in my computer. I need to retrieve something from my external hard drive. Is it possible for me to connect my external hard drive and retrieve the information without infecting it?

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  1. The Phlebob says:
    December 1, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Possible? Yes. Guaranteed? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Don’t risk it. If it’s urgent to get the stuff off the drive, connect it to another computer. Fix your computer before risking any more data.

    Good luck.

  2. Jason B says:
    December 2, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Well, kinda. Whats your OS? if I know that, I can help you.

  3. John D says:
    December 3, 2008 at 2:22 am

    use a virus scanner to make sure. AVG free edition works great.

    dont risk it unless you are certain the virus is gone/not even there

  4. bulbul says:
    December 5, 2008 at 11:49 pm

    You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC, run a scan.Norton, AVG , Avast are free anti virus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers.You can download free softwares at and .You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from

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