Imac HD problems and timecapsule not backed up

Hi all,
My trusty iMac has decided to stop booting up. I get to the apple logo then it just switches itself off. I can get to the Recovery HD by holding cmd R.
The difficulty I am having is that the disk is not repairable (after verifying) and a recovery is suggested, my files are backed up to a timecapsule. Or so I thought. The last full recovery it can see is 12 December 2013, which is odd as time capsule backs up every day. Obviously I don't want to lose all my data, photos, etc and thought I had protected myself from that by having a time capsule.
Is there anyway that I can back up from an unbootable imac to save all my data?
My mac is approx 6 years old, running Mountain Lion.
Thanks very much for any help in advance.
Chris.

No way to recover it unless the other person didn't delete it on their end but the Perfect time to activate iCloud Drive and you won't ever need to worry. If you set it up correctly.

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