This is an incarnation of me soaring above the travails of today.
Or is it this – me contemplating the emptiness of my hard drives?
I got up this morning to discover 2 of my hard drives were down. I’ve got four set up on RAID loaded to the gills with photos, music and all my writing (30 of my books – not all of them published). The RAID was supposed to have them backed up and protected. For two drives to go down at the same time is extremely rare.
It just goes to show that Sod’s Law operates. Whatever can go wrong invariably does.
So now I’m moping about wondering what can be recovered, what the cost will be and what will be irretrievably lost.
Computers are a pain. No sooner have you got them out of the shop than they have been superseded and are obsolete. You have them for a few measly years and they run slower and slower and need upgrading. They cost a fortune. And even if you have taken precautions they invariably go wrong and you lose precious, irreplaceable files.
Computers are a boon. You can Google, find stuff on the internet, blog, email, communicate, contact like-minded people, interact, store your memories, books, music, photos, writing. You can rewrite and edit in a way that you can’t on a typewriter. They are amazing.
Do they save time? No way! I spent so much more time on my computer than I ever did before. But it is so much more productive.
Right now I’m grieving for things I may well have lost forever. I’m also contemplating that enormous bill.
This is not a good day. I’ll try and put it to one side. What you cannot change must be endured.
It’s not the end of the world. I’ll just have to write more.
That’s horrible! You’ve lost all that time! Technology is both a boon and a bane. Its just an eternal debate.
Thanks for your concern. We’ll see. I’m hoping that at least some of it is retrievable. I live in hope.
True! Hope is the only thing we live for.
That and fulfilment!
But a Mac?
No was supposed to say Buy a Mac?!
Wise words!!
It’s an expensive pain! And because of your post, I ‘m to back my laptop today!
We think we are alright. You cannot predict. We get complacent. That’s life. Make sure you’ve backed it up. It’s precious! It’s not just expense and time. Some of it is irreplaceable.
I have always told Lord Drollery computers are the devil’s handiwork. They’re why I have an ulcer!!! Good luck retrieving as much as you can. {{{Opher}}}
We’ll see. I’ve contacted the guy who handles my computer. He thinks I will have lost a lot, depends on what. A lot will be retrievable though. He cannot come for a week so I’ll be on tenterhooks until then. I’m hoping for the best! Thanks for your concern.