WampServer

I found out that mySQL stores its data in a data folder (location will change but can be found by running SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'datadir' from the mysql command prompt. I grabbed this folder, along with htdocs and uninstalled. Then I reinstalled (same version of WAMP) and dropped my data/htdocs back over. I'm not sure this is the *best* way to mamage this but I was unable to grab a dump fo the
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My version of WAMP has recently stopped working (Apache doesn't start). If I uninstall or try reinstalling over the top, will I lose my mysql data? If I will, how can I access it and create a dump of it without web access (apache not working)
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