Sometimes, you get a second chance...
I am really security-aware because in my life I lost many files and had to write documents a second time. And it is no fun to repeat oneselve´s work. The second time, your are faster, but also work with less love. Anyway, usually I saveguard my work regularly, at least once a week. But before Christmas, I reorganized all my files in a new structure and ... somehow, this seemed to be a good reason for me to do no backup since. Don´t ask me! This makes two and a half weeks without backup. I thought of it Wednesday, on my home office day, but then decided to delay it until the week-end. I went on a trip. Trips are dangerous for laptops...
You guess it: The laptop did not boot when I tried to work in the train on my way back. I had several hours in the train to think about what work would be lost and how much time it would need me to do the same again. Well, 20 hours. Not because I worked only 20 hours since Christmas. But most of my work results I share with others by email, by uploading in my blog or in an e-learning system. Hey, what an advantage of team work! A team serves as a file backup! Nevertheless, 20 hours is much. I wondered how much I would pay to the computer guys to recover it. The laptop´s value is practically zero.
At home, I already have a newer laptop. I went online and searched the net for a hint. Ok... There is a way to boot the laptop again. The fan does not work, but it gave me time to copy the files worth 20 hours of work.
Of course, the backup recovery did not work on first try. You know, you first check whether the folder is on your CD, then delete it on another data carrier and afterwards you find out that the computer does not want to copy the CD. Fortunately, I have a second copy of the CD. The trick worked. I showed the other CD to my computer and the computer suddenly remembered that it can read the fist CD, too. Often, computers are like humans.
Well, I am still struggling with copying data. It will take another hour or so. This is why I have time for writing.
You guess it: The laptop did not boot when I tried to work in the train on my way back. I had several hours in the train to think about what work would be lost and how much time it would need me to do the same again. Well, 20 hours. Not because I worked only 20 hours since Christmas. But most of my work results I share with others by email, by uploading in my blog or in an e-learning system. Hey, what an advantage of team work! A team serves as a file backup! Nevertheless, 20 hours is much. I wondered how much I would pay to the computer guys to recover it. The laptop´s value is practically zero.
At home, I already have a newer laptop. I went online and searched the net for a hint. Ok... There is a way to boot the laptop again. The fan does not work, but it gave me time to copy the files worth 20 hours of work.
Of course, the backup recovery did not work on first try. You know, you first check whether the folder is on your CD, then delete it on another data carrier and afterwards you find out that the computer does not want to copy the CD. Fortunately, I have a second copy of the CD. The trick worked. I showed the other CD to my computer and the computer suddenly remembered that it can read the fist CD, too. Often, computers are like humans.
Well, I am still struggling with copying data. It will take another hour or so. This is why I have time for writing.
AndreaHerrmann - 10. Jan, 22:26
