Confusion reigns. We get conflicting advice: details count or don’t sweat the details. We hopscotch between ignoring important things and being compulsive. Being more than a bit ADHD, I can either hyper-focus or completely flub little important things. It’s worse when you realize you are facing a failure cascade because you missed something important.
In July, I had a major data disk failure and lost loads of files related to my carving – templates of projects, sketches, records of old work I might do again, and photos of boats and ships I intended to carve. I was under the misconception that my automatic Time Machine backup backed up this drive. Guess what? I was wrong; other drives were, but not that one.
As a result, I have been scrambling to recreate files and find equivalent photos and plans. Although all my work is carved by hand, a lot of my planning process is on a computer.
Some details may not matter until you need them.
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Bad luck losing your files, Lou… 🙁
Tell me about it! I bought a bunch of new drives and I’m thihking of getting a new RAID drive too.
Oh no, I’m so sorry you lost all those files, Lou. Do you have your computer set to backup to Onedrive or similar. That and a new RAID drive will double back you up then.
Love the yacht trays in the picture too.
Now I have redundant backup ups including one that sits in the “emergency go bag.” I’ve learned my lesson!
It’s so annoying when tech fails like this. I hope you at lest have the most important pieces safe.
Oh Lou! I’m so sorry you lost your data. Some might think it’s a small thing but it’s not. You just reminded me that the computer I’m on right now is not backed up. The very old one has Carbonite backup and I’ve needed it several times. Good luck with those details.