some one came to collect my computer, will he be able to have access to my files?

Question

My old packadbell computer had break down, and I had to finally give it up. It had more then 300 stories on it. So, I had kept it outside my door, and a thief collected it this morning. I believe that he will manage to have access to my files, steal my work and earn from it. what do you suggest?

Answer 1

Don't be so stupid next time.

Answer 2

there is not much you can do other than report it to the cops, but don't expect to get it back. As for your stories, it depends what went wrong, if the hard drive got physically damaged your OK, although your stories are lost. However, the chances are that it was not, and even if it is password protected the thief would be able to get onto the hard drive with only a little bit of know how. But opportunist thieves are rarely this thought full, chances are they will strip it down and flog the parts to some where like cash converters.

Answer 3

Uh Oh! It sounds like the Packard Bell is gone. Unless you know who has it, you will probably never see it again. You could file a police report but I would say the police will never find the system. Someone probably thought that you were looking to give it away.



If the harddrive is not working and the person is unfamiliar with drive recovery, I would not worry. If it is a person that knows how to tear the system down, he might. Then, your stories could be stolen. (a person that would purchase the parts from a Packard Bell is an idiot because those parts are crap)



If the motherboard, chip, or ram is shot, all the thief has to do is tear the system down and put your hard drive into a working computer.



In terms of protecting your stories, you are out of luck unless you copyrighted the material. I cannot believe that you forgot to make a backup of the stories. They are lost forever.

Answer 4

Anyone who steals an old computer isn't going to bother publishing your stories. A thief didn't collect your computer, HE BLOODY STOLE IT!!! I suggest you keep your computer indoors at all times and keep it protected with a password, in case somes decides to collect it again!

Answer 5

He could get access to your files. If you have a backed up copy of your stories then I would see about getting them copyrighted before anybody else does. Even if you pass worded the files there are ways of getting into them. Just hope that it was a opportunist theft and that they will just reformat the hard drive without bothering to check whats on it.

Answer 6

If he stole your work and publishes it you would know who he is...



I don't even know if you can even get the cops involved because you said you kept it outside someone probably thought it was trash and took it.



Also those stories may seem valuable to you but to the average person it would probably appear to be just junk he would probably format the PC and use it for his own purposes. Think about it how does he know those stories have any value? or that your a professional writer?



Bottom line all you can do is get the cops if you can't there is nothing you can do....



Also any passwords you put on the machine are useless when a person has a unlimited amount of time to crack them.

Answer 7

I hope this is a wind-up! What on earth did you leave your pc outside your door for? Yes, it's certainly possible that whoever stole it can access your data unless you contrived to encrypt it somehow, you've lost it mate. It's likely that the machine will be broken down for any useable parts and the rest dumped.

Answer 8

Whenever a person with the right knowledge has physical access to a computer he/she will be able to access everything. Always keep that in mind.

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Answer 10

If he wanted to, he could. But he'll probably just resell the computer or disassemble it and sell it for parts. The average person who sees a computer in front of your door and picks it up isn't going to go "aha! Maybe this one has the pre-written stories that I need."

Answer 11

300 stories. You kept 300 stories on a computer, and then you left that computer outside, and now some one stole that computer.



What a f*cking dumb Sh*t.

Answer 12

if he is stupid, then he won't be able to access your files. if he is smart. he will somehow access your files. you should password protect every computer from here on out. that will be a good lesson to learn for the day.

Answer 13

Yes they will all they have to do is put your harddrive into a caddie and access it that way easy to do just hope you havn't got anything on their that shouldn't be their otherwise they will hand it to the police.

Answer 14

Next time keep it inside your door.

Answer 15

it depends if it was encrypted and password protected if not then the answer is yes

Answer 16

he can access it unless you had a password on windows................otherwise you're screwed!



btw i dont think he's smart enough to earn from your stories!

Answer 17

There is nothing anyone can do now.

Answer 18

get a brain maybe

Answer 19

oh well it happens.



and if he/she knows what he/she is doing then yes

Answer 20

ask him for it back