As you read the title of this post, dear reader, please insert the Hallelujah Chorus audio clip in your brain. Because this hallelujah moment is just that big. Huge. Ginormous. The Mt. Everest of moments, really. (And, since I am now singing "hallelujah" over and over again in my brain, I had to look it up: "Hallelujah" literally translated means "praise God"...and that's pretty much what we're doing here.)
Last Monday morning I received some fairly grim news: an external hard drive hooked up to my computer had failed.
Monday afternoon: the grim news escalated into something far worse. The aforementioned hard drive just happened to contain every (oh yeah...every) picture I have taken in the last 3 years. (Please keep in mind that I have a 2 year old.)
Tuesday: Ian tried to "fix" it. I kept trying to convince him to talk to someone...you know, like at Best Buy.
Wednesday: I called my tech-savvy brother. Best Buy = Bad Idea. Probably never going to recover an ounce of data. (This is when I started to cry a little...then debated the logistics of "bargaining" with an all-knowing, miracle-performing Father in Heaven.)
Wednesday afternoon/evening: Called every computer-geeky-smart person I know. Followed this up with some non-bargaining, sincere praying. (Okay...maybe I unconsciously tried to bargain a little. A wee bit.)
Thursday: Our friend, Wade, picked up the accursed box...offering no guarantees.
Thursday, 11:32pm: Received text message stating, "Your drive is fine. It was the case."
HALLELUJAH! And I mean that literally. Because, to be honest, there have been some important goings-on around here the last couple years. You know, like this:
Etc., etc., etc...(Seriously...Hallelujah!)
12 comments:
Love your label for your post! That is my biggest fear - seeing as how I haven't actually printed a picture out in at least two years! Hallelujah for you - what a relief!
That story REALLY stressed me out. I was almost started crying. So stressful. Next time...warn me. :)
Oh Amy, what a nightmare. I was so glad I already knew the title when I was reading the post or I would have been too nervous.
whew- I was worried for you! That would be horrible!! I accidently deleted some files last year- wonder if Wade could get them back? j/k
Our computer has crahsed 4 times now. Not sure why it continually happens. In fact, it is on the blitz right now and will crash again soon. I learned after the second time to do a back up every few months. I would just die if I lost all my children's pictures, especially since they are all still on my computer. Do a back up....at least once a month because you never know. Glad your problem wasn't a devastating one!!
A big sigh of relief on your behalf! Also, what is up with you washing your windows...yah, I totally saw from my kitchen window that you were cleaning your windows! Now I have GUILT that i don't clean my windows!
no secrets around here :)
Phew! What a relief. You know, Walmart will make a cd of your pics for like 2 buck. Just fyi. :D
I think I would have DIED!! How scary! I am so making a back up CD tonight to go in the waterproof/fireroof safe!!!! Thank goodness little Curtis' life is still documented!
Oh and you WASHED your windows!? Great! Now I need to do that!
That is definite panic mode! I do have to say, I did not get any call for my super-tec savvy hubby. He is quite the master. You should talk to him about ideas for backing those pics up... he is slightly obsessive about it. A big happy congrats to you for getting them back!
Ours is starting to go, and since I've already lost a bunch, it's stressful. Yay to super friend for saving them!
Seriously girl...don't you know you should have that all backed up in at least 3 places AND burned to DVD? What is wrong with you?
I know, I know...I've had some people seriously concerned with my backup workflow. Rather than bore you with the really, really long story I only gave you the long story. The really, really long story included the part about how my backup drive(s) all failed prior to this drive failing. Seriously...computers make me cranky.
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