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Just I lost my laptop with my art =.=

Fri May 1, 2009, 4:12 PM
Yup, you heard me. I lost every single fucking thing that was on my laptop (the one that I do all of my artwork on). =/ I turned on my art laptop, it loads up to the desktop right? It suddenly just crashes and reboots itself. After that, it shuts itself down. When I tried turning it back on again, it shuts itself down after a few seconds. =___=;

Here's a list of what I lost (the most important to me):

-My fucking PSD files (I'm talking about OVER 100 hours of effort spent on), which contains my beloved, a shit load of time spent on art.
-My school work (not to mention the weeks of spending time on making my math notes on; luckily they're printed out back in January)
-Every, single, valuable, thing that was given from my friends and other people (E.g: Gift art)
-My original RPG stories, I spent hours typing up character info and storylines (Not to mention that I WAS working on 4 stories)
-Adobe Photoshop 7.0
-iTunes (My iPod was close to dead during school today)


Some good news is that I still have some of my PSD files and music on here...but not the huge ass PSD files like [link] (*cough25MBinsize*) which was something I truely spent a lot of effort on.

I was working on a drawing for a special someone too, and now its process is gone. I've failed to keep my promise and I broke it to him. ><

I can't even do any art trades for people who have asked me (I'm so sorry :iconsakura1406: and :iconmariettarc:). ;__;

Now, I'm stuck with my Vista which doesn't even have Microsoft Word 2003 for my school work and Photoshop for opening my PSD files on here. =_=

Jesus, I don't even know what to do anymore. Either I start working so I can get enough money for a computer shop to take a look at my laptop and find out if the battery or the hard drive is dead or even both. Or, I give up on my digital art and just doodle.

I'm sorry about bringing such a negative journal after a little hiatus, it's just that I'm so fucking upset that I lost everything. ><

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CANNOT DO ANY ART UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Art Requests: Closed.

Art trades: Closed.

Commissions: Closed.

Collaborations: Closed.

  • Mood: Tearful

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:iconamateru:
DDD: nooooesss!!


Try taking it to a technician to see if he can at least save the hard disk and save your files D:!

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:icondeviantceci:
That's really unfortunate. :/
But that doesn't mean you should give up digital art.
Sorry for your bad luck..:[
:iconsashathefox:
Aah, I know how you feel. Last year my computer completely fried, and I had so much on there =/

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:iconsigurdhosenfeld:
If it loads up until the desktop, then I'm sure you can still recover all your data. If possible, connect the hard-drive to another laptop (or get an USB adaptor to connect it to any PC).

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:iconsakura1406:
Thats Okay C:
Im so sorry to hear that!D:
There might actually be a way to get them,but i don't know..
Good luck!
Take all the time that you need,
Ill be right here when you need me!C:

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:icondivine619:
I did some searching turns out a data recovery specialist might be able to help you out even though it might cost a ton. Or try what `SigurdHosenfeld said.

Sometimes computers suck but there's always a solution. :D
:icontoadsiliwraith:
Whilst your current situation might not be a terribly positive one, such an event highlights the importance of performing regular backups of your Hard Drive content. Sadly, we only seem to learn it the hard way; it took me the loss of an important assignment (and much stress). Unreliable Memory Cards have also had similar effects personally, so don't feel too eccentric.

Not all is lost though... as others have rightfully pointed out some solutions. By the sounds of your laptop's behaviour, either a vital hardware component on the logic board (a.k.a. motherboard) has died, or there is some sort of corruption involved in the boot process. If possible, try forcing the laptop to boot off an external hard drive with a Windows Partition, as providing the hardware is intact, you should be able to access to contents of the main Hard Drive. If such a step fails, then salvaging the hard drive via other means would be your best option. :)

All the best in resolving the matter. Hopefully it can be over with sooner rather than later.

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:iconkolia91:
omg T_T poor rachel! That sucks so much -hugz- i'm so sorry T_T

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:iconkunou:
Hey, don't worry. Here's what to do. Go buy a USB enclosure like this one: [link] (that's exactly the one I have and it works). However, make sure your hard drive is IDE/PATA. If it's a SATA hard drive, look for another enclosure. After you buy one and get it, just hook it up to your other PC and just get your stuff back. Most likely you have a virus that shuts down your laptop. If it's the hard drive that's having physical problems, you might still get your stuff back. Good luck! Don't lose your things -- buy a USB enclosure!

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