Over and over, and the longer it runs, the worse it gets. I thought I had solved the problem, but nope. My current desktop computer was like a hundred and a half when I bought it, used/refurbished, almost three years ago. So I guess I have got my money's worth, and nearly all my writing is saved elsewhere.
Not everything else is. I'll recover what I can and keep moving, but it's annoying and unexpected. And yes, once I have a replacement up and running, I'll be checking for thermal issues and other simple stuff.
It's so frustrating for one's computer to take a nose dive and it's usually when you need it the most. My Mac's have never had a hardware failure and the oldest one (2013) is now running Ubuntu for use with one of my 3D printers. And I use them everyday for hours. Yes, Apple computers are more expensive, but I think about all the hours I put into salvaging Windows crashes and I would love to have them back.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, what I can recommend, at the minimum, is getting an external USB backup drive as terra-byte storage is cheap now. Set a minimum back time like one a week and also setup automatic backups for those files you can't afford to lose when you save or update. I accidentally deep-sixed a couple of folders once and recovery was painless.