Feel Sorry For Me...

Nathan Wall · 13th January 2009

I was getting ready for a session and my computers power supply exploded.

Now I have to take my hard drives over to a friends house to see if i lost 2 months of work. (yes I know, i should back up more frequently) and, I have to order a bunch of parts from newegg and then rebuild my computer before getting started again.

sux.

qsblues · 13th January 2009

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

I went through the same hell a couple of months ago. My son goes strolling by my Mac, and sees the pretty blue light glowing on my UPS. *Doink* He kills the power switch. Normally not a big deal, but since I was in the middle of a disc verify as routine maintenance, he killed my hard drive. And, since he was only 2, nothing I could do to exact my wrath upon the little demon.

I lost 3 month's worth of work, including scratch tracks, ideas, emails, plug-ins, patches, software ... everything. Granted, I wasn't working on something that had to be done TODAY, but still ....

A week and $300.00 later, I got a new hard drive, and a month later, I was back to where I was.

If a power supply dies on you, there's really nothing to do but go down to the bar anyway.

The good part is, my son now steers well clear of my desk. Looks like he'll make it to 3.

gearaddict · 13th January 2009

you can get a used power supply for $30.00 and put it in yourself in ten minutes!!

edit machine · 14th January 2009

I do feel a little bad for you, but you have now learned a painful lesson most computer users have to learn. You must have everything you are working on in more than one place. There are a million and one ways to lose your data forever.

I keep two exact duplicates on two separate external drives of everything I have done or am currently working on. When you back up after every session, it doesn't take much extra time. These days there are lots of smart backup programs that replace files intelligently, reducing backup time even further. I like ChronoSync and rely on it when backing up film sessions that can be upwards of 100 gigs. You can edit, record, add sfx all day and then fully back up everything super fast.

KingDaddyO · 14th January 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearaddict

you can get a used power supply for $30.00 and put it in yourself in ten minutes!!

Right - unless your PS took something out with it (not that common in my exp) a new supply should get you back on the road in no time.

13th January 2009	#1
Nathan Wall Gear Head Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 39 Thread Starter	Feel Sorry For Me... I was getting ready for a session and my computers power supply exploded. Now I have to take my hard drives over to a friends house to see if i lost 2 months of work. (yes I know, i should back up more frequently) and, I have to order a bunch of parts from newegg and then rebuild my computer before getting started again. sux. __________________ Nathan Wall

13th January 2009	#2
qsblues Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Camp Hill, PA Posts: 220	Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. I went through the same hell a couple of months ago. My son goes strolling by my Mac, and sees the pretty blue light glowing on my UPS. Doink He kills the power switch. Normally not a big deal, but since I was in the middle of a disc verify as routine maintenance, he killed my hard drive. And, since he was only 2, nothing I could do to exact my wrath upon the little demon. I lost 3 month's worth of work, including scratch tracks, ideas, emails, plug-ins, patches, software ... everything. Granted, I wasn't working on something that had to be done TODAY, but still .... A week and $300.00 later, I got a new hard drive, and a month later, I was back to where I was. If a power supply dies on you, there's really nothing to do but go down to the bar anyway. The good part is, my son now steers well clear of my desk. Looks like he'll make it to 3. __________________ "First learn the changes, then forget 'em." - Charlie Parker

14th January 2009	#4
edit machine Gear addict Joined: Mar 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 390	I do feel a little bad for you, but you have now learned a painful lesson most computer users have to learn. You must have everything you are working on in more than one place. There are a million and one ways to lose your data forever. I keep two exact duplicates on two separate external drives of everything I have done or am currently working on. When you back up after every session, it doesn't take much extra time. These days there are lots of smart backup programs that replace files intelligently, reducing backup time even further. I like ChronoSync and rely on it when backing up film sessions that can be upwards of 100 gigs. You can edit, record, add sfx all day and then fully back up everything super fast. __________________ IMDB WEB

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13th January 2009	#3
gearaddict Banned Joined: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,359	you can get a used power supply for $30.00 and put it in yourself in ten minutes!!