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Oh, SELF, I AM HAT U
Oh no.
NO NO NO.
JUST...
*sob*
Dear self,
BACK YOUR SHIT UP FOR THE LOVE OF PURPLE ANTEATERS.
No love,
You.
Worked on Big Bang last night. Copied a section to send to someone then went to bed, forgetting it was highlighted. Woke up this morning to the 'please restart for software update to be complete' and went to close everything and save.
When I went back to the file, there was a nice shiny blank spot where the section used to be.
I must have hit enter when it was still highlighted.
NOW (hubby told me about it just now) I know about 'track changes' which lets you backtrack to previous versions but since I can't activate it retroactively? NOT HAPPY. I already cut out a huge section that wasn't working, so I'm like, seriously down in my word count. With an important check-in on TUESDAY.
I'm going to go eat lunch. NOT HAPPY.
ETA: I had MS Word up in the title but really pretty much any word processor would have had the same result. Computers aren't psychic, heh. *facepalm*
NO NO NO.
JUST...
*sob*
Dear self,
BACK YOUR SHIT UP FOR THE LOVE OF PURPLE ANTEATERS.
No love,
You.
Worked on Big Bang last night. Copied a section to send to someone then went to bed, forgetting it was highlighted. Woke up this morning to the 'please restart for software update to be complete' and went to close everything and save.
When I went back to the file, there was a nice shiny blank spot where the section used to be.
I must have hit enter when it was still highlighted.
NOW (hubby told me about it just now) I know about 'track changes' which lets you backtrack to previous versions but since I can't activate it retroactively? NOT HAPPY. I already cut out a huge section that wasn't working, so I'm like, seriously down in my word count. With an important check-in on TUESDAY.
I'm going to go eat lunch. NOT HAPPY.
ETA: I had MS Word up in the title but really pretty much any word processor would have had the same result. Computers aren't psychic, heh. *facepalm*
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The person you sent the section to -- was it via email, IM, IRC ??? You can often retrieve through the history or sent files part of those applications.
I personally use Scrivener (on Mac) and then only if I absolutely must put a document into MS Word, I export (or even just copy and paste) into it at that time. However, for straight composing, applications like Scrivener (designed for writing, notes, organising, etc. for writers) are worth their weight in gold. There are similar apps out there on the PC side, too -- many are free or practically free, created by and for writers because of the many limitations working with MS Word imposes on the writer.
Good luck!
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I didn't actually send it, is the worst part. I copied it, went to paste it into mail, but they had to log off, and I decided it would be a good idea to go to bed, too. I was so tired I think I even forgot to log off of AIM.
Thanks for the suggestion, though! *runs off to correct her title, as it's kind of... unfair, heh*
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If not, then what you copied should still be in memory (I forget what the technical term for where/how it is being 'held' as long as the computer remains active -- yes, I'm geeky but today I'm a tired geek) ... open a blank document and paste it.
re: your ETA -- Yes, I realise this isn't Word's fault in this instance, but no, not all word processors are created equally. Not by a long shot. Ask any technical writer about Adobe's ongoing refusal to reissue Framemaker for the Mac platform and you will hear ranting that will make one of Rodney McKay's tirades seem shy and withdrawn in comparison. ;-)
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*weak smile*
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Of course, the only response one can have to being totally screwed is to write pron. *cheerleads you back to pron*
*g*
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I have lots of pron plots percolating, though...
/me takes her alliteration and absents herself
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*g*
runs and hides now
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