Today, I tried to open the research paper I've been working on for the past month, only to discover that the entire file is permanently lost and can't be recovered. This is not the first time this has happened to this paper. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while trying to document another unfair incident, as well as suspected fraud in my toxic work environment, I accidentally replaced months of text in my document with a single period. Cloud backup saved over the actual note I needed. Months of diligence gone and I'll probably continue to be stepped on. FML
Today, I went to turn in a coding project a few days early. After months of working on a code and saving backups, everything is gone or corrupted. I have to start from square one and turn it in less than 48 hours from now. FML
Today, my computer crashed and lost all of its data while I was making a back up. FML
Today, I was writing a huge paper for a class as our last grade. My dog starts scratching himself. He hit the power button on the computer. Nothing was saved. FML
Today, after retyping a 22-page report for work because the orginal had gone missing, i realized I had used a different laptop the first time. I now have 2 copies of the same report, both of which are late. FML
Today, I finally finished my 500 page manuscript and so went out to buy some paper to print it off. I get back home and find out my dad has infected my computer with a virus and the only way to save it was to wipe the hard drive, which he did. That script took me a year and I have no backup. FML
Today, I was busy writing my English final paper and all of a sudden my computer just chose to freeze. I thought Microsoft Word would save it, but alas, 4 pages down the dumpster. Plus my earphones stopped working and I can't afford to buy a new pair. FML
Today, I was trying to show my mother how much detail I'd put into a group project that I had to present tomorrow. I then deleted the project, thinking that I was just removing it from my phone. Everyone's research and my three days of hard work went with it. FML
Today, I was wrapping up a 30+ hour commission when a software bug caused my main layer to delete itself. There doesn't appear to be any way I can restore it. FML
Today, I realized how much I'm on the computer. I tried to "CTRL+Z" on something I wrote down on my paper. FML
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jimmie505 0
backup?
akallaan 7
Get a new computer or make sure you save to the right file?
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jimmie505 0
backup?
BeZe 0
Try a flash drive?
Brittneyyyy 7
How does the file just magically disappear forever like that?
MrSassypants 34
I did that to your science research paper cuz the despicable me guy is not the only villian in the word
DocBastard 40
Jimmie is right- any important file like this should have at least one backup, possibly two. ESPECIALLY since this has happened to you before! YDI for being unprepared. Take this as a life lesson. Fool me once, shame on you, etc.
iSitt 0
Fool you once, shame on you. Fool you twice, you my bitch! - Conan O'brien
karina_said 0
is your file name Waldo?
SeanFredrick 3
Since this isn't frost time you should learn to learn from your mistakes and prevent those that are preventable and make the best of those that aren't.
VegasSkiess 0
I've had sumthing like that happen once. then I learned from it! so sorry, but that's a ydi for not having it saved in more than one place an learning your lesson.
greendaygirl597 0
#9 and #11 : LMFAO.
buzz18 7
lol 11
RokstaRx88 0
ydi learn to back things up
NuMuzik 0
you deserve this shit lol
MarkSeattle 0
jeez. at least email it to yourself every day if you can't do anything else. and stop visiting **** sites and links from facebook and getting viruses ;)
twinny_sc 13
If this happened before why would you not back it up?
bailes_o_hay 0
learn how to use a computer
Sharpie23 7
sounds like you are familiar with the paper so I'm sure you can remember most of it...YDI
heyred 11
So if thus isn't the first time, you have multiple backups from which to choose ...
cam0l 0
if its windows, sometimes if you open a program in admin and save a file you have to run the program as admin again to see the file. maybe this is the case?
MhP_fml 0
l2backup
ladiesman14 0
take it to the geek squad at best buy. they will recover this file along with all the **** on your pc. you better not have anything illegal on your pc or they will call the cops.
ladiesman14 0
unless your device was put in the microwave oven for 1 minute , any file can be recovered.
pulse18 2
somebody doesn't want research to be done on said topic........ XD
noobgang7 5
Ydi for not learning from your mistakes and making a backup.
danb1986 0
@iicaptain: it couldnt be recovered by someone who doesnt learn to make backups after already losing a months work, however the geek squad would be able to in most cases. @OP YDI, learn in future
JattPutt 0
11 WINS!
sammy22 0
your a dumb idiot 4 not changing your ways and backing it up!!
eternalsugarhigh 0
two words: Google documents
kortuga 0
is your name mr. sassy pants or mrs. assy pants? :/
catalystics 2
ya lol If it's happened before u should prepare next time for it just in case
akallaan 7
Get a new computer or make sure you save to the right file?
treyroxx 0
let me guess. your using a pc. hmm well this stuff wouldn't happen if you used the best computer company in the world!!!! (Mac) APPLE FTW
hockeyplayer82 0
apples are overpriced pieces of shit. people just need to be careful with their computers
inket_fml 0
Time Machine ftw. (automatic backups every hour)
SeanFredrick 3
My pc never lost anything but my iPod has
dkainjr 0
fag
danb1986 0
wait apple is a computer company i thought they gave up on pcs about the time they started making crappy tablets and untested/broken phones
lovinit5683 0
That is what I was going to say #3. Or maybe even a new computer...
justsayfuck 5
Too bad you added the 'this is not the first time this has happened to this paper', it probably makes it worse for you, but I have to say YDI. The first time should have taught you something.
fable_fayebee 0
maybe you just didn't save it in the first place. oh well ya get what comes to ya :P
summerlesslove 0
agreed
brucesgirl 0
someone needs a backup invest on drives
Kristoffer 35
YDI for not learning from past mistakes.
tiffyxmac 0
always have a back up plan. YDI