computer meltdown

[electricalgwen]

On Tuesday, I left my laptop plugged in and working fine, when I went to get Elder Son from school. We dropped by the library, came home, I fed the baby, made supper... and discovered my hard drive had gone off the rails. Terminal, irretrievable meltdown. It's just out of warranty, and although I do back-up fairly regularly, I hadn't done so since before we went away for the summer - having been uploading all the holiday photos, updating my CV, and writing. Argh.

Posting from the local library at the moment, but I can't read or post fic from here. Not sure when I'll be back online, but please know I'm not ignoring you. :)

Comments

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I hope your documents/work can be recovered!

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your concern! I've got a functioning computer again now. I've managed to retrieve a lot of them - and, in a neatly ironic twist given all the recent deletion worries, I was able to pull a few unarchived fics off LJ. :)

[tabaqui]

Oh, man, what a total bummer.
*hugs*

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

It really was! It's turned out pretty ok though. Thanks for your concern.

[savoytruffle.livejournal.com]

that sucks *big hugs*

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

It really did! Mostly sorted now. :)

[savoytruffle.livejournal.com]

good!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Dang! Just out of warranty? Grrr.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was pretty annoying. We've got it sorted now, though, and it wasn't horrifically expensive in the end. Still, I'd expected better from a quality machine.

[iadorespike]

Eeks! So sorry to hear this, and I hope you can get all your files back safe and sound. *pets you* And you just came back to us...*sad sigh*...hope that you'll be able to get back on-line asap. :(

*snuggles you*

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

I'm back! :)
Not all my files survived, sadly, but honestly the ones I don't have were not going well anyway. And I read that Neil Gaiman recently left his notebook on a plane; it contained a whole chunk of a new book he's working on, and he's basically had to write it over. So I'm not the only one!

[cordelianne.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I'm so sorry. That deeply deeply sucks. *hugs*

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Wow, and you've had your computer woes recently too! Glad to hear that worked out ok though. *hugs*

[eyezrthewindows.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn. So sorry to hear that. Believe me, I totally commiserate. Hope you can retrieve your files and stuff, somehow. *hugs*

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The computer's sorted out now, and I was able to get most of my files from back-up.

[apreludetoanend.livejournal.com]

Computer problems are the worst! Hope it all works out--and soon!

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Sorted out now, thanks! I hadn't backed up since the new arrival, so I did lose some stuff, but nothing I can't live without.

[ubiquirk.livejournal.com]

Best of luck recovering everything! Maybe you could sacrifice an old floppy disc to the computer gods? [Okay - I've been watching too much early Buffy.]

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

What is this floppy disc of which you speak? ;)

Hee, seriously. I clearly hadn't been rendering them sufficient reverence. It's mostly sorted out now, though, and what hasn't been recovered probably wasn't worth recovering.

[kaygrr.livejournal.com]

God, that sucks. I will be thinking technologically lucky thoughts for you.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! They seem to have worked! :)