Comments on: I spoke too soon — most of my data was lost http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Ruth http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7522 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 07:57:09 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7522 Isn't there a dreadful joke which ends with: "But Jesus saves!" Little comfort, I know. Isn’t there a dreadful joke which ends with: “But Jesus saves!” Little comfort, I know.

]]> by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7519 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:04:30 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7519 It cost me £120 to get my Windows partition and graphics files back. The two partitions that I really needed were My Documents (last backup March 2003) and Install (last backup August 2003)!! I've just installed File Scavenger which can see the My Documents and Install file names, but the actual files are corrupt. I'm currently writing out, by hand, the list of all that was on those partitions, to see what I need to track down. It cost me £120 to get my Windows partition and graphics files back. The two partitions that I really needed were My Documents (last backup March 2003) and Install (last backup August 2003)!!

I’ve just installed File Scavenger which can see the My Documents and Install file names, but the actual files are corrupt. I’m currently writing out, by hand, the list of all that was on those partitions, to see what I need to track down.

]]> by: Nigel http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7518 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:07:06 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7518 So very annoying. I do sympathise. It doesn't help, but I can tell you I lost all of my 2004 photos (holidays et al) down to the activities of a computer virus. If I'd backed-up more often they would have been safe... And as we all say after the event... "If only.." Take heart. My added advice would be *not* to use that HD again. It may be faulty... So very annoying. I do sympathise. It doesn’t help, but I can tell you I lost all of my 2004 photos (holidays et al) down to the activities of a computer virus. If I’d backed-up more often they would have been safe… And as we all say after the event… “If only..” Take heart. My added advice would be *not* to use that HD again. It may be faulty…

]]> by: Dave McCarthy http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7517 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:59:21 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7517 What a disaster. Job's comforter- your readers will be learning from what has happened - I'm backing up right now. How much did they charge you for not recovering what you need, especially when they got your hopes up? What a disaster. Job’s comforter- your readers will be learning from what has happened - I’m backing up right now. How much did they charge you for not recovering what you need, especially when they got your hopes up?

]]> by: Steve Lawson http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7516 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:37:19 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7516 A minute's silence for your PC. A terrible thought, to lose everything. Which reminds me, I need to do a backup too! A minute’s silence for your PC. A terrible thought, to lose everything. Which reminds me, I need to do a backup too!

]]> by: James Frost http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7515 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:34:37 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/09/15/i-spoke-too-soon-most-of-my-data-was-lost/#comment-7515 That's awful. I thought they said they'd recovered it? That’s awful. I thought they said they’d recovered it?

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