I had to reformat!!!

ucubed · 02-05-2009, 08:10 PM

I'm quite angry that I had to reformat my computer before I could save some items. I'll be spending probably the weekend to retrieve everything either off my external and/or the internet. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

white_s2k · 02-05-2009, 08:13 PM

That sucks Kevin!

Was it a virus?

acruce · 02-05-2009, 08:33 PM

Be glad you had an external hd.

karmaz00 · 02-05-2009, 09:21 PM

that suck man

02-05-2009, 09:43 PM

I've had to do that before. In a typical perfect storm comedy of errors, I lost my thesis, all 5 backups of it and the hard drive one day near the end of my Masters. I spent the next week piecing together parts of files I was able to salvage doing various "bit/byte editing methods". Then I had to rewrite all the missing gaps. Made me actually cry. But, it was a manly cry.

Hope it works out for you. Hope you find your computer faster now.

Good Luck

02-05-2009, 09:47 PM

Mac users don't have these problems.

Queue Mac vs. PC fight

02-05-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Mac users don't have these problems.

Queue Mac vs. PC fight

*Take's Mac side*

Then again no problems with any linux comps.

VirtualSmitty · 02-05-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Mac users don't have these problems.

Queue Mac vs. PC fight

Really?

02-05-2009, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Really?

OK, it does not happen to Mac users who don't download pirated stuff!

02-05-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Really?

You mean to tell me pirated software can be risky and might damage a comp?

For shame! That is no way or shape the fault of the OS, be it any OS.

That's like I put a peanut butter sandwich in my CD drive so dell sucks.

02-05-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace$nyper

That's like I put a peanut butter sandwich in my CD drive so dell sucks.

I'm dying, make it stop.

VirtualSmitty · 02-05-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace$nyper

You mean to tell me pirated software can be risky and might damage a comp?

For shame! That is no way or shape the fault of the OS, be it any OS.

That's like I put a peanut butter sandwich in my CD drive so dell sucks.

Just pointing out that it does happen. Cause i'm sure no one here ever pirates software

02-05-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Just pointing out that it does happen. Cause i'm sure no one here ever pirates software

Oh yea, I won't lie or disagree you can break any OS if you do silly things to it though, just normal usage Macs don't tend to kill them selves like a windows machine does.

It's not a perfect or fail safe OS but sure beats the pants off the boarder line suicidal MS machines.

I hated how it was just a way of life to wipe your machine clear every once and a while here and there.

This is coming from someone who's used all 3 of the major OS's and rather decent working them, no means a pro though.

VirtualSmitty · 02-05-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace$nyper

Oh yea, I won't lie or disagree you can break any OS if you do silly things to it though, just normal usage Macs don't tend to kill them selves like a windows machine does.

It's not a perfect or fail safe OS but sure beats the pants off the boarder line suicidal MS machines.

I hated how it was just a way of life to wipe your machine clear every once and a while here and there.

This is coming from someone who's used all 3 of the major OS's and rather decent working them, no means a pro though.

Won't argue with you there! I use all three OS flavors pretty regularly and I wouldn't use windows at all if I didn't need it to play the occasional pc game.

02-05-2009, 10:07 PM

Just get into the habit of loading important files to a flash. After having gotten burned once and then having to reformat I always save important files to my flash,,,the computer can go F itself while I just go ahead and restore everything back to basics or you can make a copy of all your drives which is a pain. Anything important goes into the flash,,,takes two seconds.

02-05-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Won't argue with you there! I use all three OS flavors pretty regularly and I wouldn't use windows at all if I didn't need it to play the occasional pc game.

http://darwine.sourceforge.net/

You are welcome

King James · 02-05-2009, 10:16 PM

bah, never fun to reformat. Always great to backup, yet usually computer crashes just at the right time when you haven't backed up for a little bit.....never right after saving everything

VirtualSmitty · 02-05-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace$nyper

http://darwine.sourceforge.net/

You are welcome

I know all about Wine, playing games with it sucks. Big time.

madurolover · 02-05-2009, 10:31 PM

I have never run anything but Windows. I have also never had a virus or malware. Amazing what a little bit of vigilance can do for you.

02-05-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

I know all about Wine, playing games with it sucks. Big time.

Drat.

Really what games are you having a hard time with?

Sorry I wasn't able to help.

02-05-2009, 08:10 PM	#1
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02-05-2009, 08:13 PM	#2
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02-05-2009, 09:21 PM	#4
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02-05-2009, 09:43 PM	#5
Cyanide Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I had to reformat!!! I've had to do that before. In a typical perfect storm comedy of errors, I lost my thesis, all 5 backups of it and the hard drive one day near the end of my Masters. I spent the next week piecing together parts of files I was able to salvage doing various "bit/byte editing methods". Then I had to rewrite all the missing gaps. Made me actually cry. But, it was a manly cry. Hope it works out for you. Hope you find your computer faster now. Good Luck

02-05-2009, 09:47 PM	#6
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I had to reformat!!! Mac users don't have these problems. Queue Mac vs. PC fight

02-05-2009, 10:07 PM	#15
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I had to reformat!!! Just get into the habit of loading important files to a flash. After having gotten burned once and then having to reformat I always save important files to my flash,,,the computer can go F itself while I just go ahead and restore everything back to basics or you can make a copy of all your drives which is a pain. Anything important goes into the flash,,,takes two seconds.

02-05-2009, 10:16 PM	#17
King James Regard Me! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 2,565 Trading: (2)	Re: I had to reformat!!! bah, never fun to reformat. Always great to backup, yet usually computer crashes just at the right time when you haven't backed up for a little bit.....never right after saving everything __________________ Mob Herfin' Since 2006

02-05-2009, 10:31 PM	#19
madurolover That's what she said Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach Posts: 136 Trading: (0)	Re: I had to reformat!!! I have never run anything but Windows. I have also never had a virus or malware. Amazing what a little bit of vigilance can do for you. __________________ I Like Thin & Crispy