How to say “Luckily, the photos were still on my external hard drive when the laptop died.” in Japanese
In Japanese
ノートパソコンが壊れちゃったけど、外付けハードディスクに写真が残ってて助かったよ。
Nōto pasokon ga kowarechatta kedo, sotozuke hādo disuku ni shashin ga nokottete tasukatta yo.