[Bobalu]

I’m set up for EMP..

I lucked into some almost free solar panels. Enough to
run fans,lights, my QRP ham gear, and stuff like the microwave
for short bursts. Got a selection of ham and other gear set up
to survive (I hope) and if need be I can whip up some simple ham gear from parts.

I hope my hard drives survive if this ever happens, got 6TB of data I’d hate to lose.

[PastorBooks]

“I lucked into some almost free solar panels. ... I hope my hard drives survive if this ever happens, got 6TB of data I’d hate to lose.”

Most hard drives, plugged in or not, would be toast. And if your solar panels have any integrated electronics they would be gone, too.

I read about a trick using an old microwave as a protective box for hard drives and small electronics. The post said an old microwave plugged into a grounded outlet can act as a shield for hard drives, acting as a faraday cage. I don’t know if it works, but you might look into it. You could get several external hard drives and rotate them between the computer and the microwave.