Flooded Computer
My friends' laptop suffered the consequence of a flood in their house, whilst it lay on the floor, which rendered it inoperable. They have successfully claimed on their insurance policy, the consequence being that they will receive a replacement laptop- good news! However, the bad news is that the old laptop will be taken away (as they expected).
The problem is the data stored on their hard drive. If the hard drive is still operational, they do not want their personal data potentially being used by whoever the computer eventually arrives at.
Is there any way that the hard drive can be analysed to extract the data, if it is still there? Would this be part of their insurance company claim?
Any suggestions appreciated!