By 4lphab3t4 - 11/06/2015 14:37 - United Kingdom - Stanmore

Today, the main file and backups of the book I've been writing for 2 and a half years mysteriously vanished. It turned out my mum decided that me spending so much time in my room must mean I'm watching porn, and so she trashed everything. FML
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Hi guys, OP here. To all of you who say this was a bit ambiguous, I ran out of space, so let me explain in more detail. I had 3 separate USBs, one of which I carry around my neck to prevent this from happening. Everything was clearly labelled and everyone was aware that I was writing a book. As for the USB around my neck, labelled "Confidential - **** off", I took it off for a shower, and when I came back... Poof! Gone. To those of you saying I should move out, I'm 16, so no chance of that happening. And when I said "Trashed" I meant literally gone. Everything downloaded onto a separate hard drive and removed while I was out of the house. As to how she guessed my password, I may never know. But yeah, this is my follow up, hope this clears things up somewhat.

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FieldLeftBlank 20

Take it to an IT shop, deleted files can be recovered. And what the hell is her problem even if you had been watching ****...

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FYLTHOUGH 15

Didn't you tell her you were writing a book?

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dannnngthatsux 19

Never heard of backing up data? Two is one, one is none.

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Shade1982 20

Op mentions back-ups in the post. I think you meant OFFSITE backup.

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cjmor1804 1

sorry op. try using Pandora Recovery. it's a free program that can recover deleted files from SD cards, hard drives, and USB sticks. it can usually recover every file created in the past couple months.

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kdh86 4

this is why I do all my writing on a MacBook at Starbucks, and lock the MacBook in my floor safe at night. writing at home is way too basic

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utg001 2

you can recover some of the files, search for data recovery software (Recuva). try free software if that doesn't work, you might have to pay. be sure not to install it on the same partition where you kept your book.

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I can't stand leg puns! 22

OP here yet again. I'm not a tech genius, I have no idea how to use cloud storage. Hell, I failed my IT exams. And to those of you who were sympathetic, I've begun rewriting it and have made very subtle references to you all. Thanks guys <3

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briedabro 32

That's why I use google docs. Also, I hate parents like this.

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Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20

I'm writing a book too... But I save it on my hard drive, on an external hard drive, on a usb, on google drive, and in a bunch of other clouds.

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