Two hours work wasted

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-20-08, 03:34 PM

So I was working on a new painting on Corel Painter. Spent two hours perfecting a picture of Ed from Shaun of the Dead. Program error, program closes itself, no backup was saved.

Anyone know how I can recover it?

SUBMAN1 · 02-20-08, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

So I was working on a new painting on Corel Painter. Spent two hours perfecting a picture of Ed from Shaun of the Dead. Program error, program closes itself, no backup was saved.

Anyone know how I can recover it?

nodda you can do I bet. SHould be a good lesson on hitting that save button occasionally on long projects. I hate learning the hard way, but everyone has been their before that deals with computers. We have all done something similar.

-S

PS. There is the off chance that Corel has implemented a auto save feature, but it is slim. Usually only programs like Word or Excel have these features.

Jimbuna · 02-20-08, 03:57 PM

It's a real bummer mate, used to happen to me with MS Publisher. I soon remembered to save frequently

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-20-08, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

So I was working on a new painting on Corel Painter. Spent two hours perfecting a picture of Ed from Shaun of the Dead. Program error, program closes itself, no backup was saved.

Anyone know how I can recover it?

nodda you can do I bet. SHould be a good lesson on hitting that save button occasionally on long projects. I hate learning the hard way, but everyone has been their before that deals with computers. We have all done something similar.

-S

PS. There is the off chance that Corel has implemented a auto save feature, but it is slim. Usually only programs like Word or Excel have these features.

It did, it came up with a box saying "Save current documents and exit", but it didnt save anything.

Skybird · 02-20-08, 04:01 PM

I hate to say it but: regular manual saving.

nikimcbee · 02-20-08, 04:06 PM

I suggest: a lot of for letter words, steel-toed boots, 40 7.62x39 rounds, and one SKS or Ak-47.

I had wordperfect crash on me, just as I finished a major term paper.

I about had a nervous breakdown from anger, fortunately I knew somebody that knew wordperfect well and was able to recover it. (I didn't know there was a recovery feature) But for about 2 hours, I was about ready to throw that computer out the window.

I feel your pain.

Rotary Crewman · 02-20-08, 04:12 PM

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I was about ready to throw that computer out the window.

Its those stages you go through. The shock and complete denial that it has happened.

The hope that it can be saved.

Then the pure anger and hatred flows through you when you realised that you have messed up

Go on Kapitan...let the anger flow through you....

XXi · 02-20-08, 04:18 PM

Personally... if a programm has autosave option, I use it for every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on work and type of the program. Perhaps not always so handy and excellent, but on few ocasions this habit has saved me a LOT of frustration...

that could eventually explode elsewhere

SUBMAN1 · 02-20-08, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I suggest: a lot of for letter words, steel-toed boots, 40 7.62x39 rounds, and one SKS or Ak-47.

Not quite as entertaining as an M107 and a lot of .50 cal rds to go with!

-S

HunterICX · 02-20-08, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I suggest: a lot of for letter words, steel-toed boots, 40 7.62x39 rounds, and one SKS or Ak-47.

Not quite as entertaining as an M107 and a lot of .50 cal rds to go with!

-S

What about donating it to test out the AA-12 Automatic shotgun

HunterICX

TteFAboB · 02-20-08, 05:30 PM

You should've played more unstable games.

After enough of them, you learn to manually save very often.

02-20-08, 03:34 PM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Two hours work wasted So I was working on a new painting on Corel Painter. Spent two hours perfecting a picture of Ed from Shaun of the Dead. Program error, program closes itself, no backup was saved. Anyone know how I can recover it? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

02-20-08, 03:57 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,446 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's a real bummer mate, used to happen to me with MS Publisher. I soon remembered to save frequently __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-20-08, 04:01 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I hate to say it but: regular manual saving. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-20-08, 04:06 PM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I suggest: a lot of for letter words, steel-toed boots, 40 7.62x39 rounds, and one SKS or Ak-47. I had wordperfect crash on me, just as I finished a major term paper. I about had a nervous breakdown from anger, fortunately I knew somebody that knew wordperfect well and was able to recover it. (I didn't know there was a recovery feature) But for about 2 hours, I was about ready to throw that computer out the window. I feel your pain. __________________

02-20-08, 04:18 PM	#8
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Personally... if a programm has autosave option, I use it for every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on work and type of the program. Perhaps not always so handy and excellent, but on few ocasions this habit has saved me a LOT of frustration... that could eventually explode elsewhere __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

02-20-08, 05:30 PM	#11
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You should've played more unstable games. After enough of them, you learn to manually save very often. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand