I dropped my laptop

Laptops are fragile systems and any impact would have affect. The screen could brake, or other devices like the disk would have cracks on the magnetic plates which would be a very big impact to you as your data may be lost or prove unrecoverable.


Laptops are meant to carry our information around.
The first thing to do after dropping your laptop is to take it for examination so as to access the extent of the damage. This can be very helpful in that your information can be reconstructed and stored in another device.


Apart from dropping the laptops, leaving the charging device on even while not using your laptop is not advisable. In cases of upsurge the system can easily be electricuted. This would cause an extensive damage as the laptop as designed is so confined that major of the components would be damaged.


While using your laptop, it is preferably safer to place it on a stand, stool instead of holding it placing it on your palms. This reduces the chances of the laptop falling and allows a comfortable using of your system.
Carrying laptops with poor recommended cases or bags with light straps is a great risk as they can snap any time.


In case of an accident do not try to recover the data as the possibility of losing the data will be higher. Changing the nature of the damage may make the recovery process more difficult or information may be unrecoverable.
The bags recommended for carrying the laptops have protection lining inside to minimize the impact of and fall.


The best way to ensure nothing happens to your laptop is to be very cautious as to where you put it, who you leave it with and how you carry it.