These are your 3 data rescue options when your PC won’t boot

This is one of those rare times when I wish I didn’t have personal experience I could bring to bear. Earlier this summer, my work laptop died — it went from port and performance problems to getting stuck on the UEFI screen, then finally, failing to power on at all. In the end, it made more sense to buy a new PC rather than pay a technician hundreds of dollars to salvage something that was already three years old.