Reply to: Don't drink and format HDD's

[MPwannadecentincome]

Just booted up and realised I didn't format the wrong drive and all my source code is there.

Christ, I'm going to bed. I'm a mess.

Being a bit dim aren't we?

Don't forget to do a backup before next time!

[NotAllThere]

Just formatted a new HDD.

Unfortunately, due to a few large glasses of wine, I've formatted the disk that contained all my BizTalk integration source code I've built up over the years, not the new HDD.

No I don't have a backup.

I've done it sober.

SINCE then, I've got the backups of backups of backups of backups... with recovery tools, I got back everything except some videos.

[TheFaQQer]

Yes, but that won't help because they'll feel obliged to overwrite it all with kiddy porn when it turns out DP isn't a threat.

From a lot of the porn I've seen, DP is always a threat.

[ASB]

Get a mate to dob you in as a suspected terrorist. Old Bill will soon recover everything you ever had on that disk.

This solution does have its risks though.

Yes, but that won't help because they'll feel obliged to overwrite it all with kiddy porn when it turns out DP isn't a threat.

[xoggoth]

Certainly found if you lose a morning's work you can usually redo it in under 20mins, but a few weeks/months work you did a year or two ago? Hmmm.

[Doggy Styles]

Get a mate to dob you in as a suspected terrorist. Old Bill will soon recover everything you ever had on that disk.

This solution does have its risks though.

[TheFaQQer]

Did you say it was BizTalk? About business? That'll soon be old hat anyway - Write a new app that manages bartering flint arrowheads and you'll soon be rich beyond your wildest dreams. You'll have so many animal skins and virgin slaves you won't have space in your cave to store them all!

[NickFitz]

Ho hum. I'm sure I can remember the 400,000 lines of C# code.

Remembering the code isn't that important; remembering what the code does, how it does it, and why it does it that way is all that matters. If you've got all that in your head you're sorted

"Write one to throw away; you will anyway."

[Numpty]

Shouldn't this thread be entitled something like "Don't drink and drive wipe" ?

[OwlHoot]

Not only did I format it, I installed Windows 7 Ultimate over it too.

Ho hum. I'm sure I can remember the 400,000 lines of C# code.

I'll just open another bottle first....

Did you say it was BizTalk? About business? That'll soon be old hat anyway - Write a new app that manages bartering flint arrowheads and you'll soon be rich beyond your wildest dreams. You'll have so many animal skins and virgin slaves you won't have space in your cave to store them all!

[AtW]

I might have meant 400 lines.

linen

Talk to your friendly NHS GP about drinking too much wine and weeing over your linen

I (quick) formatted 2 HDDs today - that makes it like around 20 this month

[DimPrawn]

That's exactly the number of lines in SKA!

I might have meant 400 lines.

[Zippy]

Not only did I format it, I installed Windows 7 Ultimate over it too.

Ho hum. I'm sure I can remember the 400,000 lines of C# code.

I'll just open another case first....

FTFY
Hope you get your data back.

[DimPrawn]

Just booted up and realised I didn't format the wrong drive and all my source code is there.

Christ, I'm going to bed. I'm a mess.

[AtW]

Ho hum. I'm sure I can remember the 400,000 lines of C# code.

That's exactly the number of lines in SKA!