Aaaaaagggghh!

[BlackSnake]

I lost my USB drive with all the stories I've been working on....booowhooooo!

 

[Guest]

hoping you have backup somewhere...but dude, that sucks.

 

[Stella_Omega]

damn, and if anyone finds the thing...

 

[BlackSnake]

damn, and if anyone finds the thing...

They'd probably save the stories somewhere, delete the files and store music on it. It was a new 1 Gig drive. Damn! I don't feel like writing....I was so hyped to continue working on a story I had on it. Did a little during lunch today and could hardly wait to get home, and then....not in my pockets or my car. If I didn't think anyone would notice, I'd probably scream out loud.

 

[Stella_Omega]

They'd probably save the stories somewhere, delete the files and store music on it. It was a new 1 Gig drive. Damn! I don't feel like writing....I was so hyped to continue working on a story I had on it. Did a little during lunch today and could hardly wait to get home, and then....not in my pockets or my car. If I didn't think anyone would notice, I'd probably scream out loud.

I belive you!
I've always been kind of afraid to have one, for that reason- I lose everything.

 

[BlackSnake]

I belive you!
I've always been kind of afraid to have one, for that reason- I lose everything.

I just clean the porn off my laptop and put all the stories I hadn't finished in one spot, so I could keep them safe from prying eyes.

I'm going to start writing now, because if I don't I might not for a while. Like falling off a motorcycle, if you don't get right back on, you may never ride again.

 

[Stella_Omega]

 

[BlackSnake]

Thank you

 

[AsylumSeeker]

I feel your pain. I have an HP Pocket PC with Pocket Word that I use to write stories when I'm away from my laptop, mostly during breaks at work (yes, I am THAT obsessed, or rather loyal to my readers). I can't tell you how many times that I synchronized my Pocket PC with the laptop and copied an older file over a newer one. I still try and be careful but it still happens, the latest with Castle Keep 7 (which is now further delayed... sorry!)

And about 6 months back my old laptop crashed, with the loss of many ideas and unfinished stories.

COPING SKILL #1: How do I survive the trauma? The next version will be better, or so I am convinced.

Good luck. Been there, done that.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I have most of my stories on a CD on top of my monitor right now (I started two stories since burning it the other day). On top of that, I have most of them on my work and home PCs, because I have lost a lot of hard drives over the last few years.

 

[Hotcappucino]

If anyone needs a way of keeping files away from prying eyes, I suggest TrueCrypt, a free, open-source app that allows you to create an encrypted file that can be mounted as a virtual drive. You can also encrypt an entire HD partitition or a USB drive.

The way I use it is to first create a 700 MB encrypted file. I then mount the file as a virtual drive, i.e., it acts just like a separate hard drive, allowing me to save or write files to it. After I'm done with it, I dismount the drive and no one can access the contents without the password. The reason why I chose 700 MB as the file size is so I can burn it to a CD as a backup.

 

[BlackSnake]

Thanks all. I just pounded out 1500 words on on my lap top. I have a few more small jump drives, so I'm going to keep them in both places, so I can work on stories when I'm not at home. I know better, but I felt confident that nothing would happen since I always kept it in my front pocket, but....shit happens. I really hate that it happened to me though.

I'm still hoping that I left it in my laptop at work, but I doubt it because I'm sure that I felt it in my pocket when I left.

 

[Carnevil9]

They'd probably save the stories somewhere, delete the files and store music on it. It was a new 1 Gig drive. Damn! I don't feel like writing....I was so hyped to continue working on a story I had on it. Did a little during lunch today and could hardly wait to get home, and then....not in my pockets or my car. If I didn't think anyone would notice, I'd probably scream out loud.

Now you know how Gollum felt!

Glad you are back to the keyboard, and I hope your "precious" turns up......Carney

 

[BlackSnake]

Now you know how Gollum felt!

Glad you are back to the keyboard, and I hope your "precious" turns up......Carney

I just finished a third story, hoping to build back up a good list. It's hard opening a folder and seeing it nearly bare.

 

[BlackSnake]

It started to rain, so I went out to my car to get my umbrella. I pop the locks and got my sun bleached umbrella from the back window. As I examined the discoloration, something caught my eye under the brackets for the driver's seat.

Oh happy day! My jump drive!

 

[kendo1]

Another satisfied customer.


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