On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:40:23 -0500, dani
wrote:


I'm just at a loss. I'd really like to get my files off.


I can't help with your problem, but for the future...

Your need to get your files off suggests that you don't have a backup
of them on external media. If that's the case, you've been playing
with fire.

It is always possible that a hard drive crash, user error, nearby
lightning strike, virus attack, even theft of the computer, can cause
the loss of everything on your drive. As has often been said, it's not
a matter of whether you will have such a problem, but when.

You might want to read this article on backup I've written: "Back Up
Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314