I can't find Abby

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@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
August 16, 2023 8:21pm CST
Abby of Long Leaf Lane is missing. Well, not all of the story. I still have one of the short stories I extricated from the draft of the novel I was writing with Abby as the main protagonist for Wil, the main character. What I'm missing is the file with the rest of the draft manuscript. The problem is, I don't remember what the working title of the draft was. It's been a couple of years since I worked on it last. This is what I get for not doing a better job of organizing my files. Have you ever lost track of a computer file because you couldn't remember the name you gave it?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug
Yes, I have. I finally resorted to opening every file until I found what I needed again. Then I set out to organize everything I had on the computer. It was a pain in the tush but I got it all done finally. Good luck finding the file(s) you need.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
I'm beginning to despair of ever finding them. I may have to resort to the opening every file method.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug
@DWDavis It's slow but it works.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
@DaddyEvil My worry is that I'll go through all the files and not find what I'm looking for because-egad I hope not-I deleted it.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95368)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Aug
I have and just started opening any I was not sure of. Hope you find it
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
I've begun doing that.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
18 Aug
I have that problem. I was looking for something yesterday and I am still looking for it!!!!
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
18 Aug
@DWDavis I found it It was the wrong name I was looking for (lol)
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
18 Aug
@allknowing I'm hoping that turns out to be the case for me.
DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
18 Aug
I wish you better luck finding yours than I've had.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (57866)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Aug
Yes, many times. I've even lost entire discs with my homework, back when the floppy was a thing.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
18 Aug
Using and transporting those floppy discs was such a pain. It's hard to believe I now have a 1TB SSD external hard drive that's no bigger than one of those old 3.5" floppies.
Dena Miller
@Dena91 (15893)
• United States
17 Aug
Mike makes the computer files for various things. It isn't something that I do so I don't lose anything Hope you can remember and find it
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
I'm starting to wonder if I only imagined writing more of the story.
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Starmaiden
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
17 Aug
I have, but nothing as important as a manuscript. Hope you find it.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
The manuscript is one I'd decided not to publish, but there were some scenes and chapters that could make great short stories. The one I did clip and save just got published in an online magazine. I think there is the makings of a series if I could find the rest.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
17 Aug
Oh yes, I'm not good at organizing files in my compeer too.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
Part of my problem is that I keep too many old copies of stories, thinking I may want to go back and use parts I discarded.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86772)
• United States
17 Aug
Sorry bout that..hope you'll find it. Nah, nothing of great importance have I lost online.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134425)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Aug
I hope you are able to find the file.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Aug
There were some good scenes that I could make into short stories.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
17 Aug
No. I keep writing files in a writing folder; and I have very few pieces in it. I have different files for different subjects. I hope you find your file.
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