Effing b****cks!!

[caz963]

AARRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Bloody technology!

One of my USB memory stick thingys has died. It was fine yesterday, but today - kaput. Luckily, most of the stuff that was on it was backed up - it was mostly fic - mine and stuff I'm beta'ing for other people. But there were two documents on it that I hadn't had a chance to back up, that included big chunks of newly written stuff.

Bugger.

I only wrote it yesterday, so hopefully, I'll be able to dredge it up from my brain.

But if anyone out there, who's far more techno-savvy than I am (which, let's face it, is practically EVERYBODY!) has any ideas, I'd be only too pleased to hear them!

:(

Comments

[hellesj.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear about your USB stick. I had the same thing happen to me a little while ago and unfortunately there was nothing to do - fingers crossed that someone will be able to help in your case!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I've found some recovery programs, but I think they're going to take forever... and I don't know if they'll work, but I'll give it a go.

[hooloovoo_42]

Bum! Sorry to hear it. It happened to me a while back and several people recommended a programme called PC Inspector Smart Recovery. It didn't do anything for me, but the things I was trying to recover were mostly huge .avi files. It may be more successful for documents.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I'm just trying to recover a couple of Word documents. I've found some programs online, so I've downloaded one and am giving it a try. But it's taking forever and I don't even know if it's going to work...

I use these USB sticks as back ups, but occasionally, if I'm working on the laptop, I save stuff straight on to them and then transfer it to the PC later. But yesterday, I just didn't get around to it. I'm so pissed off. Like I said, it's not much, but it's fresh stuff I wrote yesterday, and whilst I can sort of remember it, it's still a pain in the bum. :(

[zinke.livejournal.com]

Eeek! *runs off to back up all fic files*

I too am tech-challenged, so can be of no practical help whatsoever. I will however try to send you some inspirational and encouraging thoughts from across the pond.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Thanks luv. I've found some recovery programs online so I'm trying one, but it's slooooooowwwww... so I could be here for days.

Lucky I sent you back that latest draft yesterday!

It really is only two documents I'm after - the doooooom one, and the, you know, other one because I wrote some of both yesterday. And yes, I can more or less remember what I wrote, I still hate having to do it again! Grrrrrr!!

[hooloovoo_42]

You can always try the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse ;-)

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, I guess... were it not for the fact that I'd be making excuses to myself!

[hooloovoo_42]

Well, you are the teacher!

[zinke.livejournal.com]

It really is only two documents I'm after - the doooooom one, and the, you know, other one

Nooooo!

Somtimes I find that a low-tech solution - such as giving the thing a good smack - will do the trick. At the least, it might make you feel a bit better.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I tried the smack, the shouting, the talking nicely and the threatening. Nothing worked so far... (The recovery program is still running. I'll have to leave it overnight and hope.)

[zinke.livejournal.com]

Once I've exhausted those options, I usually move on to the pulling of the plug, but in this case I doubt that would help much.

*hopes with you*

[kassandra-w.livejournal.com]

For all its benefits, technology can be such a pain in the ass sometimes.