thanks but im not finding a wallet.dat file - nvm i found it thanks for the advice R-J-F

now that i have this drive connected to my other computer, can i simply click on the mintcoin desktop shortcut and open up the wallet - will it work like that?

can i copy the mintcoin wallet file from the internal drive of the broken computer to another computer and open it from a second computer to remove the coins before i take the computer to the shop to get a motherboard replaced...? i don't want to do anything that could risk corrupting the wallet files... not sure what to do here... if he has to order a proprietary motherboard he would expect me to leave it in the shop a few days... i'd rather not even mention that there are "sensitive files" or "coin balances" on the computer to the repair tech... i like to keep that stuff as need-to-know as possible ... plus even with me watching, how would i really know hes not cloning the drive or installing something on it without me knowing... now i know im being paranoid ... but i want to be careful here... lets say hypothetically these coin balances are enough that if someone knew where to find them they could possibly be a tempting target...

Does anyone know what to do in this situation?

Let's say you had a bunch of mint loaded onto a wallet and you hadnt yet opened up the private keys and then all of a sudden the computer broke and you dont just want to take your computer to the shop (and thus give them access to your wallet)?