LOST
I feel like I've been gone for a long time, although I know it's only been a couple of days since I updated you all on the goings on here in Chalabre. But that's what happens when our faithful computers become ill. I really felt as if I was missing a part of myself. That's not to say that JM was not generous in letting me take over his 'puter whenever I wanted. But, it's not really the same as sitting in your own office with your own computer set up exactly the way that you like it.
So,I DID get my computer back on Friday night. I had to leave in the middle of an English lesson with Maxime, who is a terrific student, but luckily, JM was there to take over for me while I headed to the repair shop before they closed.
The good news is that they saved most of my data. The operative word here is "most." They didn't save my most recent address book, but I did have one from around September, so I don't think I lost a lot. (NOTE TO MY LOYAL READERS: If any of you have corresponded with me since the end of August, please drop me a new note so that I can get your email address!!) They didn't save my most recent bookmarks, but again, I have one from September.
The problem was in two things that I specifically asked them to save and which they didn't. One, was the data from Keytext, which was a shame, although I again had an older version of it, so probably haven't lost anything fatal. BTW, Keytext is a great little program. It sits in your system tray and allows you to copy and save any kind of text that may strike you while you're surfing the net. It also allows you to auto fill online forms and other handy things. I've been using it for years and can't imagine being without it.
The BIG problem is that they did not save my MASTERCOOK files. That means that my recipe file, with recipes that I've been saving for 30 years is gone. For some reason that I can't fathom, that is the one thing that I don't appear to have saved anywhere else. I can't imagine why I never saved an older copy. I'm going to call the Doc-Micro on Tuesday (they're closed tomorrow) and see if they still have my hard drive. I may send it to a specialized file recovery service in that case. Otherwise, I still have my old computer, which won't boot up since the move. Still, I may be able to send THAT drive out and at least get the file from before we moved, so I won't have lost everything, only changes from this year.
I'm definitely going to start a new program of backing up on a regular basis. Maybe I need to buy one of those "one-touch backup drives" that I've seen advertised...
Ciao for now!
Randy
So,I DID get my computer back on Friday night. I had to leave in the middle of an English lesson with Maxime, who is a terrific student, but luckily, JM was there to take over for me while I headed to the repair shop before they closed.
The good news is that they saved most of my data. The operative word here is "most." They didn't save my most recent address book, but I did have one from around September, so I don't think I lost a lot. (NOTE TO MY LOYAL READERS: If any of you have corresponded with me since the end of August, please drop me a new note so that I can get your email address!!) They didn't save my most recent bookmarks, but again, I have one from September.
The problem was in two things that I specifically asked them to save and which they didn't. One, was the data from Keytext, which was a shame, although I again had an older version of it, so probably haven't lost anything fatal. BTW, Keytext is a great little program. It sits in your system tray and allows you to copy and save any kind of text that may strike you while you're surfing the net. It also allows you to auto fill online forms and other handy things. I've been using it for years and can't imagine being without it.
The BIG problem is that they did not save my MASTERCOOK files. That means that my recipe file, with recipes that I've been saving for 30 years is gone. For some reason that I can't fathom, that is the one thing that I don't appear to have saved anywhere else. I can't imagine why I never saved an older copy. I'm going to call the Doc-Micro on Tuesday (they're closed tomorrow) and see if they still have my hard drive. I may send it to a specialized file recovery service in that case. Otherwise, I still have my old computer, which won't boot up since the move. Still, I may be able to send THAT drive out and at least get the file from before we moved, so I won't have lost everything, only changes from this year.
I'm definitely going to start a new program of backing up on a regular basis. Maybe I need to buy one of those "one-touch backup drives" that I've seen advertised...
Ciao for now!
Randy
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