darsynia ([personal profile] darsynia) wrote2008-06-15 10:41 am

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*

[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
OH NO!!!!!!!!! Oh honey! Oh my stars!!!

Can you get the section from the person you sent it to?


Gabrielle

[identity profile] darsynia.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish :( But I didn't actually ever paste it :(

I keep reminding myself that I was kind of vaguely unhappy with that section anyway, but I'm now nearly 20,000 words from the minimum word count I need and I was a lot closer yesterday and closer still last week.

BUT. I remember the general idea. So I'll just write it better this time. *nods tremulously*