Sunday 6 May 2012

MY EMERGENCY COMPUTER BACK-UP SYSTEM WAS LOW TECH


MY EMERGENCY
COMPUTER BACK-UP :(

"Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.” ~ John Lennon

One month ago, I logged on to my computer. When ten minutes had passed and the log was not on, I realised something was wrong. 

Four weeks, three technicians and one rebuild later, I am the proud owner of a mystery. Even the most tech-savvy computer geek couldn't find what had caused the fault nor could he prove that a virus ate my computer's brain. (Bless him, he did rescue my documents.) 

BACK UP YOUR WORK!

When every thing seemed at it's worst, I refused to continue writing Mortimer: I abandoned him half way to the Mess Hall. I was too angry because I had allowed my back-up systems to slip.

The two weeks worth of writing that I hadn't backed up involved experimental work on tenses and all the directions on areas to revisit later. I also had the latest draft for my query letter and the notes for the synopsis in the same document.

I had no idea if I would see any of it again. 

Unplugged, I spent the month working on some ideas in long hand. 

Even Blogger has changed since I was allowed on a computer last. I like this new format.

HOW IS EVERYONE? I MISSED YOU ALL.

4 comments:

  1. I'm glad to hear you have managed to rescue your work.

    I have to keep reminding myself to back up my work.

    Oh I've been busy with my writing and I had a small success... check out my blog.
    Good luck with your writing.

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  2. Oh! I'll have to head over and find out your success! Good news is always great;)

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  3. I've got back-ups, to many to keep up with. I was cleaning out my files - on two computers and a memory stick - and came to the conclusion I need a high-tech laptop so that no matter where I type (in the office at my desk or sitting in my easy chair in the front room) I only have one computer to back up and I'll always know what is there.

    Backups only work if you remember to them every time, lol.

    ........dhole

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  4. Hi Donna
    I was just glad I was only two weeks behind with the back-ups, if the technicians hadn't been able to save the documents I would have been beyond-miserable.

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