western australia

Not very happy at the moment

@JudyEv (382104)

Rockingham, Australia

April 6, 2025 7:10am CST

At our house-sit, I’ve been working with my computer on my knee with a power cord running back to the wall. Tonight, Vince walked between me and the wall, caught the cord in his foot and pulled the computer off my lap. It’s working okay but all my photos were on an external hard drive and now the drive seems to be damaged and I can’t access my photos. When we get back to Perth, we’ll take it to a professional and see if they can save the photos. I haven’t backed them up for a while which is pretty stupid too. So the photo is one of Vince’s of a banksia. I really, really hope my photos can be recovered.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

6 Apr 25

Oh no Judy..why do these unfortunate things have to happen?

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I haven't been backing them up but it's a hard lesson to learn.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

7 Apr 25

@JudyEv Oh yes it surely is Judy. I am so sorry about it.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

@RebeccasFarm Thanks.

@Juliaacv (56257)

• Canada

6 Apr 25

Poor Vince, he must feel awful for not noticing the cord. I hope that they can help you out when you get back to Perth. This is an interesting photo.

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@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

6 Apr 25

They look like old microphones... or bottle brushes gone bad.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

He does feel bad. If we can recover them all will be well but it will be a bit of a blow if they've gone forever.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

@BarBaraPrz Yes, the old mikes did look a bit like these.

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@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

6 Apr 25

Well, you'll still be able to access the ones you've posted here.

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@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

7 Apr 25

@JudyEv Yes, C & P...

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

Do you mean copy and paste them? I guess so but I don't like using them over and over.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

6 Apr 25

I am so sorry, I know I would be very sad not arriving to access my photos. I am sure a professional can recover the content of your hard disk.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

6 Apr 25

Hi Anna, I'm glad to see you. I was worried and wondered where you were.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

7 Apr 25

@akalinus Hello Jo Ann, we moved from Switzerland to Italy, it was a long and exhausting process.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I'm hoping someone will be able to recover them for me.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

6 Apr 25

I'm sorry that happened. Hopefully the photos can be retrieved.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

7 Apr 25

@JudyEv Unless the thumb drive was broken in half or the insert part of it broken completely off, a professional should be able to retrieve most of the photos from it. There still might be some corruption in the pixels but I hope not.

@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I haven't been backing them up so it's a good - but hard - lesson to learn.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

@DaddyEvil Thanks. That's encouraging to hear. Even if I could get some of them back, that would be good.

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@xFiacre (14785)

• Ireland

6 Apr 25

@judyev Very frustrating. I hope you can recover your photos.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

That might teach me to back them up more often.

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@GardenGerty (169477)

• United States

7 Apr 25

That would be so very frustrating. I hope you can recover them.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I hope so too. I have so many on there and many are only there and nowhere else.. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

@kareng (80243)

• United States

6 Apr 25

Oh no! That sounds exactly like my luck! I hope they can recover your photos.

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@kareng (80243)

• United States

7 Apr 25

Wishing you the best of luck on saving your photos!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I hope so too. It will be a priority once we get back to Perth.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

@kareng Thanks.

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@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

7 Apr 25

Oh no, that sounds so stressful—I’m really sorry that happened. It’s one of those moments that just unfolds in a split second, and suddenly everything feels up in the air. I totally get how heartbreaking it must be to lose access to your photo collection, especially if they hold special memories. Don’t be too hard on yourself about the backup thing—we’ve all been there, thinking we’ll get to it “soon.” Hopefully the professionals in Perth can work some magic and recover everything for you. Sending good thoughts that your photos are safe and just waiting to be rescued!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

Thanks for the kind words. We'll be getting on to it as soon as we get back to Perth. I'm hoping for the best.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

@rsa101 Thanks for the information. I should probably do something like that. I intend to back up my work automatically from now on - as soon as Vince can set it up for me.

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@snowy22315 (208945)

• United States

6 Apr 25

Ohh Vince!

. Well accidents happen. Hope everything is recovered when you get back to Perth! Flower is so exotic!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for a small miracle if need be.

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@rebelann (117237)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Apr 25

Years ago something like that happened to me but I finally just replaced the cord for the hard drive and then I got access to everything on it.

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@rebelann (117237)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Apr 25

Oh no, that's a bummer. Maybe there's a place where someone can fix it for you.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

That was a good outcome. The drive itself is making a ticking noise so the damage isn't just to the cord.

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@JESSY3236 (22245)

• United States

8 Apr 25

I hope you can get your photos recovered.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

Thanks, Jessica. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to.

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@LindaOHio (222417)

• United States

7 Apr 25

Oh no! I hope your photos can be retrieved. I have an automatic backup service. That's a cool banksia.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

Vince has that too but we hadn't got around to doing that with mine. We will in future.

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@MarieCoyle (59216)

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7 Apr 25

I'm sure sorry. We have had mishaps with computers before, it's just not ever convenient or fun. Hopefully, your pictures can be recovered.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I'm hoping for the best and will set up an automatic back-up too. I think it's called 'closing the stable door after the horse has bolted!'

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@MarieCoyle (59216)

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7 Apr 25

@JudyEv I asked my son for you. Computers are his thing...he said more than likely the pictures can be retrieved. I hope that is the case for you!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Apr 25

@MarieCoyle Thanks very much. That's encouraging to hear.

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@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

6 Apr 25

Oh that is quite bad. At times, I get extra attentive when someone passes close to my laptop. I think while being that cautious is on the fringes of ridicule approach, it is worth it. I hope that the Professional could recover files, as not all sectors within a Hard Drive (External or Internal ) are bad. So the content on the still good sectors would hopefully be recoverable.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

It makes a lot of sense to take extra care like you do. And I should have everything backed up but I didn't.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

7 Apr 25

Hope your technician in Perth will work on it and get your photos back

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

That would be the ideal solution.

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@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

7 Apr 25

I hope your photos can be recovered to. When that happens it is very upsetting.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

There are such a lot of photos on there. I'm hoping for the best.

Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40029)

• Toccoa, Georgia

6 Apr 25

I hope they can be recovered.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I'm hoping so too. I would hate to think I've lost them all.

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@RasmaSandra (98004)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Apr 25

Sorry that happened, I hope you can recover the photos.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

I hope so too. And in future, I'll take more care about backing them up.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

7 Apr 25

Oh my, I sure hope you can get your photos back. I would be upset, too.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Apr 25

It will teach me to back up regularly. It was very silly not to.

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