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i have an old computer running Windows 8 that hasn't been used in a very long time i can't remember the administrator password and I don't have the recovery drive, but I know another user's password. the administrator account contains important old memories like photos and videos that I want to recover. what should I do

have you tried turning off and on your laptop

Unplug it and plug it back in.

nihso [#3]

Unplug it and plug it back in.

mb I should have posted on reddit/stackoverflow

crysencio [#2]

have you tried turning off and on your laptop

😑

zappp [#4]

mb I should have posted on reddit/stackoverflow

They come later just wait a lil.

zappp [#5]

😑

hope I was helpful (I only studied biology in school and law in uni)

Just take the hardrive out and plug it to another computer and extract whatever you want to take out.

i personally wouldnt have forgotten the password.

restart your computer and then

If it's a PC then chances are you can take out the HDS/SSD. From there you can either plug the drive into another machine or take it to an expert to get your files restored