I am writing this entry on my kids' PC. My notebook crashed a week ago, and now I am one notebook-less mommy boohoo!
The very first time I had a computer crash on me, I was heavy into Sims. Because all my files were in diskettes (yes, it was that long ago!!), I didn't lose much in the way of work. What I did lose were all those levels for my various virtual characters, all those virtual houses I've built and furnished, all those promotions I've earned for them, all those relationships I've nurtured for them. I was, quite honestly, shell-shocked! All those gaming hours lost, I was depressed for days.
This time around, the shock of seeing a blank screen where my moonwalking Star Trooper wallpaper used to be wasn't as daunting. To tell you the truth, there is something liberating about losing everything in your virtual world. I figured, if I didn't deem something so important that I didn't back it up then it probably wasn't worth saving. As far as I can reconstruct it in my mind, I think I've lost a couple of folders of pictures, a couple of folders of finished articles, a couple of folders of raw files, and an unedited manuscript. Not too bad, I think. Nothing I could not do all over again.
And so, the slate is clean. Reformat. Reboot. Restart...
... if only life was that easy :)
The one thing I wouldn't want to lose would be pictures. I keep telling myself I will eventually remove them all but they are still in there.
ReplyDeleteHey Susan! Luckily, I already saved my photos somewhere else :)
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