[Paisleychick-lj] computer borked

[Beatrice M's blog]

I was in the middle of making way overdue backups to my computer yesterday when the hard drive took a nose dive. Most unfortunate and sucky. I was able to get a bunch of stuff off - my aperture photo library - hopefully the application and proper library settings for that as well - my email and some other stuff. But, I think a bunch is lost. It didn't make any clicking sounds, which is what I'm used to when a HD fails - it is just having trouble being read. BUMMAAAAR. I do have a backup, but it's from last year (around September). I do have the installation disks for MAC OSX, which is good, but a lot of the applications are gonna have to be downloaded. Grr. At least I'm using mostly free software - firefox, thunderbird, VLC. What a PITA though. So, I'm not online as much for the next couple of days, but I'll be checking my gmail account as I can. Right now I'm booting off my external USB backup harddrive. Thank you Dad for turning me on to [SuperDuper!][1]. Good backup system for Macs. Now, I just have to buy a new hard drive. That's going to be painfully expensive I think here in Argentina. Stupid import tariffs.  
  
So many people around me have had hard drive failures I guess it was just my turn. I just wish it could have waited a couple of hours, that would have been nice.  
  
Maybe looking at kittens this afternoon will make everything better. :D One can hope....

   [1]: http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/

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