Holy shit, so this is the second time my HD has gone in the last six months. If it weren't for my laptop I'd be dead.
Anyone else have a bloody POS for a computer?
Anyone else have a bloody POS for a computer?
Bloody HD crash
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Me..but i started backing up data after once I completed promoting one of WF members site and report was prepared and the HD Crashed and i had nothing with me..I had to redo the whole thing...Learned it Hard way. Since then always save reports on two computers and keep a backup on a CD.
Yes, always back up.
As I lost my HD a few weeks back, it was a hassle, but I knew I had all the important stuff backupped.
People learn the hard way. For me, that was loosing a few hours of coding when a fuse blew, but back in those days, that meant a few K.
For a few colleagues in University, that meant loosing entire sections of diploma or even complete doctorate research papers.
And no, no commission will let that excuse count.
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As I lost my HD a few weeks back, it was a hassle, but I knew I had all the important stuff backupped.
People learn the hard way. For me, that was loosing a few hours of coding when a fuse blew, but back in those days, that meant a few K.
For a few colleagues in University, that meant loosing entire sections of diploma or even complete doctorate research papers.
And no, no commission will let that excuse count.
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Happened here too a few times over the years, I try to keep on top of backing up and never ever buy a fuckin Maxtor drive! Had Maxtor's die on me twice. Out of curiosity what brand was yours? Have you looked into trying to recover the data? (The old freezer trick maybe?)
Just bought an external drive today 
Also, nightly backups to my VPS are scheduled as well once I get the damn computer back online. Actually, fuck it, I'm buying a new computer. I'll see if I can recover what's on this HD though.
Also, nightly backups to my VPS are scheduled as well once I get the damn computer back online. Actually, fuck it, I'm buying a new computer. I'll see if I can recover what's on this HD though.
I've Samsung and a RAID configured on my system...It back it on the second drive automatically
Only worry is if RAID controller fails....??? I'm BLOODY WONDERfuCK'ed
Only worry is if RAID controller fails....??? I'm BLOODY WONDERfuCK'ed
Samsung drives FTW! I've had no probs with Western Digital either.
I think my mobo can support raid, but I've just been using Norton Ghost. Just moved to a new pc and now using the backup thing in Vista - does the job, but prob gonna go back to ghost though in case i need to recover stuff in a different OS.
What's everyone else using?
I think my mobo can support raid, but I've just been using Norton Ghost. Just moved to a new pc and now using the backup thing in Vista - does the job, but prob gonna go back to ghost though in case i need to recover stuff in a different OS.
What's everyone else using?
I like this one Hard disk drive cloning and image backup software: computer files and disk copy for $50 plus the cost of an external HD, it's cheap insurance.
All my externals are Maxtors and I've never had a problem, but now you got me paranoid...guess I should start burning critical files to DVDs.
I'm sure it's just that I've had bad luck with Maxtors, but the more critical the files the more frequent and secure backups needed...dvds stored offsite, online backups, etc. I really need to sort regular online or offsite backups... be really fucked if I had a fire here.
A very good prog for recovering data from a dead drive is called zero assumption recovery. I believe it's 50$ but I got it for $20 awhile ago.
I had a drive that had physical damage and nothing I tried worked until I came across zero assumption and recovered 97% for my drive.
I first tried it for nothing because they allow you to recover up to 4 folders with out buying it but I bought it cause it took for ever to run (15 hours) only because it was a physical problem.
I had a drive that had physical damage and nothing I tried worked until I came across zero assumption and recovered 97% for my drive.
I first tried it for nothing because they allow you to recover up to 4 folders with out buying it but I bought it cause it took for ever to run (15 hours) only because it was a physical problem.
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