As Near As I Can Tell...

[queenoftheskies]

Everything is going to be okay as far as my writing goes.

I haven't checked everything, cause I've got like a million writing files, but I checked the last thing I wrote on and it still has my new words in violet. (I write in color so I can count new words and so my sister, who reads via e-mail every day, can find it easily...then black it all in the next day and start over.)

I'll check in more detail tomorrow. Tonight, I'm going to crash. I was already really beat and that SHOCK just about did me in!!!

As near as we can tell...daughter had the computer on today while I was at work. She left it unattended to shower and kitties walked across the keyboard oldest son says. Now, whether they did anything or whether it was something else, I don't know. I wasn't here.

Writing folder (and it's million sub-folders and files) was completely gone. The entire thing. It was NOT in the recycle bin.

Now, here's the strange part. I have been even better than usual about backing up to my flash drive lately. I backed up last night. (I think it was last night.) I can't remember for sure if I added anything afterwards or not. If so, it's gone. But, it wasn't much and I can re-write.

I restored the entire folder from my flash drive.

So, it's back on the computer, it's still on my flash drive, and I even burned a CD copy just because I'm paranoid now.

For a while, when I add substantial amounts, I've been e-mailing a copy to my g-mail account. But, that's only on more recent (past few months) novels and only when the words I've written are substantial.

Whew! Scary, scary thing!!!

Thank god for back-ups!!!

ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR WORK...and then you'll be LUCKY, like I was!!!

Comments

[spaceoperadiva.livejournal.com]

Whew. Glad that worked out okay. And thanks for the back up reminder!