well crap

kuzi16

my computer is dead. i am posting from my wifes right now. all my stuff is lost.
including my catalog. thankfully i have them all on my blog but there are things i wont be able to get back.
this just made the secret santa about 100 times harder to organize.
i apologize in advance for any problems that this may cause.

beatnic

cest la vie! Been there, done that for sure.

JDH

kuzi16:

my computer is dead. i am posting from my wifes right now. all my stuff is lost.
including my catalog. thankfully i have them all on my blog but there are things i wont be able to get back.
this just made the secret santa about 100 times harder to organize.
i apologize in advance for any problems that this may cause.

That is really too bad, very sorry to hear about it. I know what a pain that can be. We had a computer die a few years ago and we lost a bunch of stuff, and when we got the replacement, we got an external hard drive. Really sorry to hear about this hassle for you.

SleevePlz

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

Amos Umwhat

now That Sucks. I lost a Lot of good pictures that way, hope you recover as much as possible.

Vision

PM to ya Kuzi.

kaspera79

You may be better off sending that message in Smoke Signals.... Hope you get that computer problem resolved soon Kuzi.

MVW67

Most the time folders can be recovered, I also found out the hard way, of course it costs. after that bought external hard drive, and now it's just natural to back everything up.

JDH

MVW67:

Most the time folders can be recovered, I also found out the hard way, of course it costs. after that bought external hard drive, and now it's just natural to back everything up.

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RBeckom

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

+1
If it happens that the hard drive is the problem, sometimes a temporary fix can be enacted by freezing the hard drive overnight then thawing out to room temperature and re- installing it long enough to copy all of your files.
Yes, I know this sounds a bit wacky but it will work when all else fells.

webmost

These guys are absolutely correct. Hard drive contents can almost always be recovered. The motherboard, RAM, system, etc. most always go before the HD. I have done it many times myself for friends and family. I'd be surprised if you don't have a BOTL there in Ohio close enough to drive on over and take care of this for you in less time than it take to smoke a blunt.. If not, ship the goods to me and I'll ship you back your files on a thumb drive.

Do not despair. It's prolly sumpin simple.

ENFIDL

Sorry to hear that Matt. It totally sucks losing a computer. Hopefully you can get a new one soon or get yours fixed and recover what you lost

Vision

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

With the viruses going around I would advise against this. There are some awesome boot sector viruses going around that spread when ANY infected drive is accessed. Most common BSOD right now is infection.... not physical failure.

Vision

RBeckom:

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

+1
If it happens that the hard drive is the problem, sometimes a temporary fix can be enacted by freezing the hard drive overnight then thawing out to room temperature and re- installing it long enough to copy all of your files.
Yes, I know this sounds a bit wacky but it will work when all else fells.

We are assuming it is physical failure..... IF.... big if you are going to stick it in the freezer.... wrap it in paper towels and put a few in there balled up in a zip-loc bag. I would rule out virus first.

RBeckom

Vision:

RBeckom:

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

+1
If it happens that the hard drive is the problem, sometimes a temporary fix can be enacted by freezing the hard drive overnight then thawing out to room temperature and re- installing it long enough to copy all of your files.
Yes, I know this sounds a bit wacky but it will work when all else fells.

We are assuming it is physical failure..... IF.... big if you are going to stick it in the freezer.... wrap it in paper towels and put a few in there balled up in a zip-loc bag. I would rule out virus first.

Good advise.

kuzi16

i know the hard drive is still good. it is a boot problem. i am going to have my personal computer specialist take a loo3k at it. (read: my friend who works in IT and builds computers for fun) of course he is out of town until sunday. so... until then im using my wifes computer that i cant stand. yay.

webmost

Vision:

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

With the viruses going around I would advise against this. There are some awesome boot sector viruses going around that spread when ANY infected drive is accessed. Most common BSOD right now is infection.... not physical failure.

Simple: Access the drive from a Linux box. Done it many times. Easy as pie and immune to virii.

Vision

webmost:

Vision:

SleevePlz:

Is the hard drive screwed up? If not, you can remove it from the computer and install it in another computer and recover the documents.

With the viruses going around I would advise against this. There are some awesome boot sector viruses going around that spread when ANY infected drive is accessed. Most common BSOD right now is infection.... not physical failure.

Simple: Access the drive from a Linux box. Done it many times. Easy as pie and immune to virii.

Most people havent taken the time to get to know Linux. I use Mint and sampled everything from Tiny to Puppy to Xu and Kubuntu. I am just guessing Kuzi doesnt have a LiveCD of Ubuntu around

webmost

Can't you read a Windows drive from a Mac? Seems like you ought. There's a popular nix flavor for you. Not too hard to find.

kuzi16

Vision:

I am just guessing Kuzi doesnt have a LiveCD of Ubuntu around

uhhh... no. no i dont. im a cigar guy, a beer guy, a foodie, but by no means am i a computer guy.

in theory, ill either have my computer fixed or replaced by monday. i just hope i dont have to spend all the time recreating some things.

Rhamlin

Never put anything important on a computer.

Teege

Its always nice to have one of THESE laying around as well (you can get them dirt cheap on ebay)

catfishbluezz

Teege:

Its always nice to have one of THESE laying around as well (you can get them dirt cheap on ebay)

Tell your bro to get his butt back on here! Good to see ya