spyderspyder Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Hi, all. I store new episodes of tv shows on a 320GB external HD (as well as lots of backups of stuff). Once there is a sufficent number of episodes of a particular show (typically a half season) I burn the eps. on to a data DVD and store it away. On the top of my PC tower sits a mug of pens, pencils, etc. Yesterday morning I caught it with my sleeve and it fell off - onto the external HD, sitting below, plugged in and running. 105 GB of backed-up data - including 105 TV episodes - were lost! The slim, light case, seemingly made of not much more than aluminium foil, and fitting snugly to the drive, was pushed in against the "read-write arms" (whatever) and held there by a small dent. I've managed to rescue around 30 files (accompanied by loud clicks, scrapings and grinding) but the rest have to be downloaded anew. Moral: don't trust, or use, an external hard drive that is not fitted into a chunky, strong and spacious case, or that is not otherwise protected from falling mugs. (Or, maybe, don't put a mug of pens and pencils, etc., on top of your PC.) Cheers, s. Important links: Forum Help.Never look before you leap, it'll spoil the surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybunny Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 yea, bad luck If there is anything we can help you with.. Just ask :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spyderspyder Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 It be dead! Happily, I've now got everything I lost, mainly by downloading again. How nice is to have a fast broadband connexion! s. Important links: Forum Help.Never look before you leap, it'll spoil the surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex28 Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Don`t put a mug near a pc. Bad stuff might (did) happen :S. Good thing you didn't lose personal stuff that you couldn't recover. Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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