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can i remove imac 2011 hard drive with the data and view it on a pc

So my imac crashed like imac can not boot and while it is loading with the logo before you type the password, the screen freezes and pixelates.
I am wondering if it is possible to remove the SATA hard drive in the imac (which has a lot of data, 300GB of it) and view this on either another apple device or PC?
I am worried the hard drive is not formatted for the PC? Also, I hope the problem with the imac is just the graphic card and not the hard drive itself. I do not want to lose data whilst trying to remove the hard drive either.

Thanks

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curious.athiest

Potentially, providing its not encrypted. Download any Linux Distro (don't use Arch or Gentoo. Go for something user friendly like Ubuntu) and burn it to a optical disk or USB flash drive; if you need help let me know. Then select the "Try it" option, go to the file manager and hopefully your drive will show up like a USB. Then simply plug in a flash drive or whatever else you want to use and transfer the files over. Easy peasy!

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