just... damn

[unclehobart]

I ran a full bore cleaning program to strip out the unfettered loose ends of programs, the registry, temp files, useless repetition and the like ... and forgot to uncheck the Outlook Express box. eek. Now all 285 stored emails there just went to the great cyber graveyard in the sky. I've lost quite a few phone numbers, addys, and god knows what else.... so those of you who are used to hearing from me probably won't anymore until I am able to build up my basline info again.

 

[HomeLAN]

Umm, yeah. Oops.

 

[PuterTutor]

[Homer]Doh![/Homer]

 

[alex]

Don't feel alone. During my transition from Win2k to XP pro, the Outlook archive file I exported to my zip disk developed a hiccup and I lost all my contacts info when I imported it back. Fortunately all my emails are there.

 

[tommyj27]

don't you windows folks backup your stuff with any any regularity? well, i suppose i never did and i lost things every time i reloaded windows, the address book and email were frequently forgotten.

 

[fury]

I back up my super important stuff, like DBZ, downloads, and emails. For emails and addies it's as simple as copying Outlook.pst over to a CD.

 

[tommyj27]

windows is so obfuscated and difficult to pick through i find it hard to back things up. for my backups i just backup /home for all my personal settings and crap, other folders get backed up whenever (before) i make a change in them.

 

[unclehobart]

Someone needs to send me an email so that I can test wether I'm still online or not.

[email protected]

 

[unclehobart]

ok... it works fine. Now I just know that people are just ignoring my emails out of hand... *sigh*. I would have liked it better if it were just broken.

*sarcastic tone*

 

[PuterTutor]

You hear something there, Tommy?

 

[Professur]

I'd ignore an email if I'd gotten one.

 

[Noite Escura]

That's why I keep all my stuff on WebMail for now. I've just lost a HD that would have wiped out all my mail and phone contacts. Fortunately I saved my resume on my Virtual drive some weeks ago...

 

[Acid]

I don't back anything up. I know where I can get most of it again, so it doesn't bother me.

But my IBM crashing does

 

[Inkara1]

Only 285 messages? I've got 2481 saved just in Outlook Express alone since August 1999.

 

[BigDadday]

Only 285 messages? I've got 2481 saved just in Outlook Express alone since August 1999.

WHY? I mean do you reread them or is it a business thing? Curious!

 

[unclehobart]

For me, it was a fast database of names, numbers, site passwords, reminders for birthdays ... bla bla... your basic rolodex.