That would surely fit into any treasure boxLooks like it's all compatible with a modern dumpster
Avoid updates as much as possible, or keep an old machine, and only use the new when needed for compatibility issues. If it works, don't fix it. And keep powerful magnets away from the external drive. phones can contain powerful magnets.I'm so pissed right now...
I updated to Windows 11 a few days ago, and not only does this new operating system iteration sucks massive amounts of cock, but when I went to connect my external hard drive, which holds several hundred gigabytes of YouTube content (raw video and edited video), it says that my drive needs to be formatted, and shows that there's nothing on it.
I called the customer service line for my external hard drive, and they basically told me that I need to use some kind of recovery software. She sent me to a section of the Western Digital website which contains a list of nearly thirty different third party recovery software. I was like, "what the f*ck? They don't have their own recovery software for their own products?"
Then I explained to the lady on the phone how I will now have no choice but to buy a second external hard drive in order to perform the recovery since I don't have enough space on my computer. I'm shitting bricks right now because I'll probably lose my mind if I can't recover these files...and if these recovery programs don't allow for a external drive to external drive recovery process.
This is so insane. I guess I was going to buy a second drive anyways because the best way to truly back up files is by having two drives with two copies of the data to avoid against single points of failure. But even if I already had to drives, it wouldn't help me. I'd still have to recover all of the data. The new drive is coming from Amazon tomorrow at some point (there goes $165 that I kind of needed to survive), so I don't have to wait very long before I find out if this works.
Oh man, if I can't recover my files, I think I might seriously lose it. This is holding me back from editing new projects. I don't even want to think about it...but now I can't enjoy anything. It's holding my attention hostage. I wonder if I can go back to Windows 10 if I have to? Ugh.
It is very likely data can be recovered from your HDD if it wasn't wiped with a magnet.I fought for a long time to keep Windows 10 until I read this article about how many fixes they did to the code which prevent against the most recent viruses. But I've never gotten a virus in my life because I have a stringent protocol that I follow to keep myself safe. I've never once wasted money on antivirus software either (which I'm pretty convinced is a scam). Maybe I've just been lucky, but I'm pretty certain that I just know what I'm doing.
For example, I create a new restore date on my laptop every two weeks. Easiest way to make solving any issues a breeze. I've only ever needed to fix software glitches, but, yeah, don't find yourself in a situation where you could solve a problem by restoring to an earlier date, only to realize that your most recent restore backup was six months ago or even longer!
Nevertheless, the Windows 11 interface sucks titanic quantities of donkey balls and I hate it. I feel like I'm using phone software on a computer now. Why do Microsoft and Apple think that making their software better means dumbing everything down and making it easier for the lowest common denominator user with low-to-non-existent tech skills and abilities? Maybe I just need to get used to it, but I'm pretty sure Windows 11 is terrible. It's all gone down hill since Windows 7. So then why am I still using it? Convenience, I suppose.
Going to plow through my computer right now and start deleting every single, solitary file that I no longer need. I've been putting this off for a long time and now I think I need to do it. That way I can consolidate all the important files and back them up tomorrow.
Oh lord, tomorrow can't come soon enough. I'm able to re-download all of my videos off of YouTube so long as my channel exists, but a) the file size/quality will not be the same as the original, b) the files won't be able to be used in my editing software anymore because I no longer will know what I saved them as previously, and b) I will still have lost all of my raw footage.
We'll see what happens. I'm praying to the data deities!
I think pizza and or old oat milk. IV to rehydrate, also shot for pain and nausea. Today I’m just weak. Probably ok tomorrow.Get better soon, David! What did you eat that got you sick? Prognosis?
My uncle almost died from food poisoning once and became seriously ill on another occasion. Chicken once and beef once if I recall correctly. Fast food, I believe. He became a vegan and mostly makes his own food because of it. 🤷♂️I think pizza and or old oat milk. IV to rehydrate, also shot for pain and nausea. Today I’m just weak. Probably ok tomorrow.