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  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) Thanks Matt.... I owe you one... I lost only about 10% of the total file set... I guess because of netscape caching pages and my searching for the files. It took me a while to figure out that I had lost them. Luckily, I had just copied some of (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) That's GREAT Chris! I'm happy I could help. Matt (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) Wow. GOOD. Take better care of it. Get another hard copy. -Shiri (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) And now you've backed up the data, right? More than once? Steve (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
I'm happy to hear that you recovered them...:-) Here are some advice: ** Make at least *two* *more* copies of any data you don't want to lost. ** Never Trust Floppies, they are volatile, literally. ** Make your HDD defargmented by using either (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
Selcuk/Steve Yeh everything has been backed up in several places. I've been slow to do backups of late for a number of reasons. Lack of PC zip disks and getting a new computer and not having the ambition to swap the cd-burner into it. rest assured (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) Hey Chris, Isn't it nice to know that LUGNET folks are going to nag you to do your backups from now on, though? We're like a whole bunch of mothers, standing over your shoulder (say...a new LUGNET motto...). Don't make us have to tell you (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) We would never do anything like that. (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) Wow, quite a "quote of the day", huh?..:-) Selçuk "We're like a whole bunch of mothers, standing over your shoulder" (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: recovering lost files
 
(...) Heh, good idea, I just submitted it to quotes-r-us.org. If you go to "advanced fatures", set keyword to "mothers", the second or third quote should be this one. ;-) -Shiri (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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