FML. Lost Flash Drive with Beer Recipes.

[Ouroboros]

The title says it all. I lost a flash drive with all of my work for the last 5 years, my beer recipes, and pretty much a library of .pdf files that I will have to go and re-download. Oh... and the beer recipes/pdf files weren't backed up.

 

[avibayer]

That really sucks. i wish you and easy recovery

 

[Homercidal]

Did you actually misplace it, or did it die?? I have software that "might" be useful for recovering files on a drive that doesn't read properly. Not sure how it works on a a damaged drive, but I recovered a whole thumb drive that I accidentally formatted.

Thumb drives are good for backing up important data from the Hard Disk, and the Had Disk is good for backing up data from a Thumb Drive...

 

[JetSmooth]

My condolences.

Get dropbox.

Excellent online backup and file sharing platform.

 

[azscoob]

Wow, I feel for you.. I lost a drive that had all my pictures from vacations, of cars I had owned, pictures from back when my wife and I first met etc. after that happened I began backing everything up on an external drive, I also back up some info onto DVDs, so there is a physical copy of all my photos, recipes, registration info for programs, and so on. It takes time and can get tedious, but I know my data is safe.
If you actually lost it or it was corrupted, it really sucks when you lose all that data.

 

[Dunerunner]

I burn everything to DVD. Never trust a hard drive, they'll crash. Never trust a memory stick, you'll leave it at a brew day somwhere and someone else will overwrite your files with porn.

I have 3 copies of my brew software and recipies on RW-DVD's, and still feel at risk!

 

[Ouroboros]

Did you actually misplace it, or did it die??

Lost it. I've been desperately trying to remember and write down what I've recently brewed. I'm going with paper notes from now on.

 

[Homercidal]

Eh. I keep my stuff on stick too, but I usually print out the brewsheet and keep it in a file. It doesn't matter, because I don't keep good notes and you know the small details can sometimes make all the difference in brewing.

Frankly, I'm surprised I haven't lost my stick somewhere.

 

[brewingkitty]

Frankly, I'm surprised I haven't lost my stick somewhere.

pure gold!

it sucks to lose data, but the way i figure it: if my house burned down, what could i NOT live without, and will it fit inside my gun vault's 60 minute space?

i must say cd or dvds of any recordable format are invaluable in these situations; when you make a back-up, you will NEVER need it!

 

[bad coffee]

'Digital media doesn't exist until it's in more than one place.'

how many times have you plugged it into a computer? Why didn't you just copy it over?

That being said, my iphone crashed and my brewpal software wasn't backed up correctly. I lost all my recipes. Now I email myself every recipe and print it out.

B

 

[bsdx]

Sorry for your loss. Maybe you lost it somewhere that it could turn up again? I lost a set of car keys for quite a while and they turned up in the couch. I also lost a usb key once and it turned up shredded in a friend's recliner mechanism, you never know.

Next time post all your recipes on HBT and we'll keep backups for you

 

[KenneBrew]

Also sorry for your loss. I'll echo a previous poster - get Its been the best online service outside of gmail I have ever used. PM me if interested and I'll send you an invite.