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By: Freelance Writing | I'm Just Sharing

Freelance Writing | I'm Just Sharing — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:13:58 +0000

[...] the subsequent visit with him, then again when I was trying to fix my computer and inadvertently deleted all my files while trying to reinstall Windows, then luckily being able to recover all my files. So, computer [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:44:13 +0000

Keep reading; the next post will be on exactly this topic.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:43:44 +0000

Thanks John. Got it all back, pretty much. Some small things here and there, but I’m not going to gripe about any of that; trust me there.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:17:59 +0000

Oh ea I learned this the hard way too…keep us updated on progress

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By: John Dilbeck

John Dilbeck — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:26:53 +0000

I feel for you, Mitch. Been there, done that.

As computers and operating systems get more complex, it becomes easier to make these kinds of mistakes.

Also, as we gather more files and larger files, it takes more time to make full backups, so we tend to avoid them for things we think we know how to do.

I’ve learned the hard way to make backups before doing anything involving modifying operating systems and that generally means that I have to set aside at least twice as much time as I expect before starting the process.

This even applies to doing things like updating blog software. We only learn how important backups and proper procedures are after we’ve just done something to destroy days, or even years, of hard work.

It’s great that you were able to get help from one of your Twitter followers. I wouldn’t have thought about that.

I hope you’re able to restore everything. Best of luck with this.

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