Author Topic: forget. I just lost 5 hours of work. (Read 1480 times)

mp7964 · February 20, 2012, 05:50:30 PM

I was working for the last 5 hours on a C++/F#/Lua database system and server communication thing in Visual Studio, I took a break to play Warzone 2100 with Talent74, then the game shut off, Visual Basic shut off (Without saving) and the laptop said "forget YOU, I UPDATE MYSELF WITH stuff YOU DON'T EVEN USE", it installed about 5gb of grab from Sony Care, Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 (What the forget is this stuff), IE8 updates (I don't have IE8 installed) and some stuffty Best Buy bloatware that came with the laptop.

Disabled automatic updating, uninstalled most of the stuff that came with the laptop.

I'm. loving. Pissed.

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Nickelob Ultra · February 20, 2012, 05:51:21 PM

I always disable automatic updates and have it set to "download everything but install when I want". Then it'll prompt you if you want to install updates then shutdown when you shut down.

xxxxkill · February 20, 2012, 05:51:49 PM

Save early, save often.

Trogtor · February 20, 2012, 05:52:07 PM

Quote from: xxxxkill on February 20, 2012, 05:51:49 PM

Save early, save often.

this

Zloff · February 20, 2012, 05:52:38 PM

I've lost over 12 hours of work before, weirdest part is I got over it the next day

mp7964 · February 20, 2012, 05:53:22 PM

Quote from: xxxxkill on February 20, 2012, 05:51:49 PM

Save early, save often.

I didn't think my laptop would choose to forget itself sideways with a cactus today, I installed updates about 5 minutes before I started.

Talent74 · February 20, 2012, 05:53:58 PM

Windows Live Essentials 2011 does this kind of stuff to me too. I'd be playing TF2 and having a good time with my buddies, then my computer would stuff all over itself. It would crash, so I would have to turn it back on, and I find out that Windows Live Essentials 2011 is the cause.

Dr.Block · February 20, 2012, 05:59:24 PM

No offense but how do you work for five hours and never save?

mp7964 · February 20, 2012, 06:00:38 PM

Quote from: Dr.Block on February 20, 2012, 05:59:24 PM

No offense but how do you work for five hours and never save?

When I'm coding, I don't think about saving. I think about coding.

zackin5 · February 20, 2012, 06:01:24 PM

Get into the habit of pressing Ctrl+S so often you don't feel complete when you don't.

KoopaScooper · February 20, 2012, 06:02:09 PM

Quote from: zackin5 on February 20, 2012, 06:01:24 PM

Get into the habit of pressing Ctrl+S so often you don't feel complete when you don't.

This.

Regulith · February 20, 2012, 06:06:06 PM

I know your pain, but all that can be said is to save often

Cancel · February 20, 2012, 06:07:41 PM

Quote from: Regulith on February 20, 2012, 06:06:06 PM

I know your pain, but all that can be said is to save often

This.

Otis Da HousKat · February 20, 2012, 06:10:02 PM

Well this is completely your fault for not saving. Especially since Visual Studio will autosave the project for you if you even try to compile anything no matter how bad.

Jacky · February 20, 2012, 06:10:47 PM

I would say to do CTRL+S after each line of coding.