I'll preface this by saying the undo button exists and I got it all back but
HEY #WRITINGCOMMUNITY IF YOU EVER NEEDED A REMINDER TO BACK UP YOUR WORK MY CAT JUST STOOD ON MY KEYBOARD AND DELETED MY WHOLE NOVELLA
HEY #WRITINGCOMMUNITY IF YOU EVER NEEDED A REMINDER TO BACK UP YOUR WORK MY CAT JUST STOOD ON MY KEYBOARD AND DELETED MY WHOLE NOVELLA
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I don't think he's a very good editor 🤣🤣
Bloody cat though!
across multiple devices including a home server.
Perhaps overboard but it's cool lmao
I have a version in scrivener, one in word on the cloud, and on my laptop, usb back ups of both (and all my art) and whenever I finish a draft, I print it.
I lost a lot of work on a faulty micro SD... I refuse to lose stuff again.
This reminder is great tho. Should check to make sure my backups are actually running properly.
Just lost 500 words because I installed a font without closing Libreoffice first.
And everyone should!
It's not great when the autosave saves after a cat deletes everything though 🤣
I have half a book I lost to a faulty micro sd and I still haven't rewritten it...
Not in a position to see it a lot, but when I did, I would remind students to copy their important documents to more than one place or email it to themselves as they worked, so that they had copies around.
You are the real MVP
Honestly, I envy your ability to write novellas. My plots grow as I write. I am 150K words into the 'short piece of fiction' I started and only a 1/3 complete... *headdesk*
so...............
I dunno man hahah, I'm not doing much better
I lost a bunch of work in 2015 to a faulty micro sd, so I GET IT
One of my cats does try and eat my stylus or lays across my surface (this is not the anti writing cat, this is the other one)
And yes, that's absolutely an advantage to big dogs haha (that and they're cute)
Cats sadly will never happen though as the husband is allergic alas!
Me and mine can't agree on a size of dog (he wants little I want big), but we're both cat people so that helps.
I don't wish it on anyone haha
Someone invent that pls!!
Cat is lucky to not have been thrown out the window hahaha.
Naw, he's alright, just a menace.
Nothing worse than when it's tech that fails!
But still the moment of panic as to where did all my writing go?!!!!!
Also... how did he do it?! I am baffled (he also turned my volume up to 100%)
This one does it for attention.
Little shit... I love him though
I do have everything backed up though!
Thankfully got everything back. I wouldn't have lost much, but it did autosave after he deleted it all
And yelled at.
Stupid cat.
I love him
Apparently he knocked over a cup of tea this morning
also I will trade you dog pics for cat pics
And I'm down for trades
This is mirage, the princess
it did autosave after the cat deleted it though 😭😭
Hooray for undo, and my 4 back ups!
I appreciate the worry.
I am in fact adding new words to it right now. So it's all good! (And there are not cats here!)
I now have saves through clouds, drives, and anything else I can save it on.
I had a similar experience with a faulty micro sd, so yeah now I have 4 back ups because you never know!!!
But no absolutely, if my work isn't auto saving I'm in panic mode!
And I think he is the villain of the piece now, he has earned his place 🤣🤣
Everyone's a critic.
Bloody cat....
And for that matter, what sort of crazy word processor are you using that doesn't have automatic save?
So... it auto saved the new gibberish from the cat.
But I have like 4 backups of it, and press ctrl + z a few times and got it all back. But it was still a moment of panic!
But jfc this cat...
He's such a menace when I'm writing. He sends people messages on discord and teams CONSTANTLY.
He's so fucking cute though. It's hard to stay mad
I do have 4 backups as well!
I hope you've never been through this though?!
He is a menace.
Cute, but a terror
He could have just typed some nonsense, but nope, deleted the whole thing and THEN typed nonsense 🤣
Glad you got it back!
But yeah, my heart did stop for a moment!!
Which is nice to be able to say!
But omg, the cat got yelled at!!
He likes standing on things. He stands on the remote, mine or my husband's phone, game controllers. Anything for attention
Or by accident?
No judgement here, just qualifying :)
But it was a scary few moments!!!
Ask this question:
How painful would it be to lose this?
If the answer is "not very", carry on.
If the answer is "so painful, I'd enter a foetal position and remain there for several weeks" then you need to make a backup.
A menace!
Gonna hafta look into fixing the feline situation.
Yeah I also have that unmedicated adhd issue.
Clearly it's the lack of cats 🤣🤣
That might work. Keep hitting it until your screen shows something you recognize.
I got it all back thankfully!!
We didn’t have the cloud but we did keep backups!
That would have been terrifying!
At least you didn't lose too much!
But yay for cats, no matter how much mayhem they cause.
It was absolute terror for a moment there
Yeah, I have 4 back ups - I lost a lot of work back in 2015 due to a faulty micro sd so I DO NOT TAKE CHANCES!!
It’s a special kind of scary when you realize you’ve lost the 10,000 words since your last hard save!
Nice to meet you!
And good luck with your edit. I'm crossing all my fingers for you on your pitch journey!
(And yes. I can imagine how heart breaking that would be!)
What do you write about? I see you do graphic novels which is awesome. My kid is a good artist and would like to do that too
I write about time travel, stratified societies, integrated technology, quantum entanglement, and a bunch of queer idiots.
I actually don't do graphic novels, I just draw my characters haha
It would’ve been a lot less cute if there wasn’t a recently deleted folder lol
That's the worst omg 😭
He likes to send people discord messages too.
I got it back and am in fact adding new words to it right now.
But oh boy was it scary for a moment there
THE PANIC OMG
I hope you never have to experience this!
I wish you luck
No I don't think this cat needs a back up, he's a menace!!!
And yes, that sounds exactly like a cat.
It's so hard to stay mad when they're so cute.
My kitty Major tries to walk across my keyboard, but I stop him. Thank goodness for the undo feature.
CAT PLEASE!
I believe you but I'm baffled.
And cat (your cat), please don't do that again.
Not trying to be rude :)
I have had mine do some very strange things, so I can see how a cat could freeze up a computer
I'm quite chill (and I'm an Aussie, so some of my word choices can be confusing to non Australians), but it can also unintentionally read like aggression if that's what you're used to.
You're totally fine :)
I'm glad that it's been a good reminder!!
Attempting to delete my work on a different day
And he's a menace, but he's also very very sweet.
I have multiple backups and emails to myself have saved previously lost work.
The more backups the better
And pets, we love them, but they can be terrors!
Yeah 100%. Thankfully my dog just likes to watch and jump on my chair every once in a while and stare at the screen. He’s very productive tbh
0/10.
My other cat is fine, she sits on my knee pr on a chair nearby.
Now I back up all my art files too!!!!
Man cats are the best. They're literally just here to keep us on our toes and get snuggles.
They're absolute menaces, and we love em!!!!
He did give me good snuggles afterwards
Thank you for understanding the special kind of hell us cat owners live in 🤣🤣🤣
Doing it in real time is a fantastic idea
I’m very glad you got it all back!
The cat would have been buried on the sun.
I have a special reserve plot for him there because he is a menace!
I heat those are lovely haha
I have 4 backups, but still. I was in the middle of writing so I would have lost at most about 300 words, but thankfully I didn't have to!
But yes, save, save, and save again.
I love this guy but fuck he is a menace!!!
It is the unsung hero of this tale