Oh no! You’ve just spilled something on your laptop. Whether you put your glass down too close and the cat knocked over your drink onto your laptop, or your “friend” poured his beer into it by accident, you may be frantically reading this article on your phone trying to figure out how to save your valuable laptop from the liquid you or your friend just spilled on it!It’s important to know that time is of the essence once your laptop is wet. Turn it off as soon as possible, unplug it, and remove the battery at once. You don’t even have to take the proper steps to shut down your laptop either, quickly as possible, press that power button until your machine shuts down. Next, follow these steps:

1. Do not try to turn your laptop back on no matter what!

2. Remove all components that are easily detachable – Unplug any cables or mouse and remove any flash drives and DVDs. Leave your laptop bare.

3. Dry the outside of your machine – Immediately hold it upside down, open the laptop as far as it can go and dry any wet surfaces with a towel or another lint-free absorbent fabric. Then If it was just water that was spilled on the laptop, the liquid is the least corrosive, while sugary and alcoholic liquids are the most harmful. In the end, the goal is to mitigate their effects as much as possible by drying the computer immediately.

4. Get it to a computer service professional such as, The Digital Docs, as soon as possible. You have a 50/50 chance of saving your laptop, and a 95% chance of at LEAST getting your data back!