A blank computer…that is where things are now. Back to square one. What a sadness!
My computer lady reloaded all my operating software, accept my printer and my camera…I will have to do so myself.
I have Carbonite (THANK HEAVENS!!!) With the help of Christopher (who works for Carbonite) the download of all my documents—farm stuff…everything you can imagine I am getting closer to getting back online.
At this point the Carbonite download site says everything will be back an in place in three more days. (Yes, I have lots of ‘life’ on the computer).
So by Tuesday…I hope… everything will be a go ahead.
Thank you for still dropping by and checking in on me. It’s been a huge long stressful time.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
hope all continues going well!
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So glad to welcome you back. Computer life can be stressful in spite of all they add to our lives. I’m glad I have Carbonite after hearing about your experience. Do you have any idea of the cause?
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I know you said it was a download from MS. My computer started acting wonky after a recent download, but so far seems to have corrected itself.
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I realize this whole situation must be very frustrating, but it sounds as if the end is in sight. In the meantime I hope you are having some nice Spring weather which you can enjoy.
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The “stuff” we have on the computer. Then when it crashes, UGH! Ya just wanna pull your hair out, cry and scream! I have a thumb drive now that I put stuff on so if my comp crashes again, it’s there. ( hopefully) !
Hang in there.
Cheri
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Well—glad you are getting things back to normal… Carbonite is good… We don’t have it –but have lots of individual external drives for all of our backups. We thought about getting Carbonite –but we have WAY too much and it would take a month to upload everything there …. SO–we’ll just keep the external drives (which go with us when we travel)….. Works for us.
Welcome back!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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I am so sorry! I had the same thing happen to me and I am still trying to figure it all out. Computers are so helpful…until they’re not!
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We’re still here! I do understand computer problems, tho mine turned out to be the router. Got it rebooted and I’m good to go! I have carbonite, too, so am glad to hear they are helping you. I’ve not had to use them…..yet! Hope all is computer-well by Tuesday.
Love your header, Linda. We are to be hot and windy here today, but a very cold front is coming in tomorrow night and our high Monday is to be 48* with freezes both Sunday and Monday nights.
Blessings!
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Well, my Colorado Farm Friend, I stop by quite often. I’m looking forward to having you online again.
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Life at the end of the tunnel!
Technology is something that we take for granted. It never used to be like that but now we just know that when we press the ‘on’ buttoneverything springs into life……..until……
the day that it goes wrong. Then our world, our comfortable technological bubble is turned upside down and we become disorientated. No longer able to live our normal life……
have you ever read The Machine Stops by E M Forster, it is frightening but this is our world today, relying on computers.
however I am pleased that yours has been repaired and that you and technology can walk hand in hand and I will be pleased to see you back again xxxxxx
what is Carbonite?
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Linda, So sorry you’ve had such a rough couple of months – what with the nail in the foot and now the computer. So glad you will be able to recover so much of it, but so sad that time (THE unrecoverable) has been lost. I was very very happy to see you back online, if but for a moment. Hang in there.
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Hugs to you miss Linda. I will be here when you get back.
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Glad you are almost back to a normal that you can live with:)
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GAH! Computer problems are the worst! Good luck.
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Oh. I am sooo sorry. I was hoping it would all turn out okay. But if you can get everything back and your blog is still working…then I guess it really is okay. But still…
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“a blank computer” – it’s earth shaking but at least it can be fixed… Do you do/keep back-up files?
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I would hate having to go through what you just have but at least you didn’t lose everything. I’ve been backing my stuff up more since this happened to you……so thanks 😉
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I was afraid of that. At least you can get it back. Hang in there.
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Good news for you Linda – our lives are so linked to our computers in so many ways and it really become evident when the machines act up!
Hope the transition period goes smoothly and look forward to your future posts when you have the time.
Cheers now 🙂
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Congratulations on computer restoration!
Just wanted to add that the cannas are growing.
Have a blessed Sunday!
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Yea! Getting back to normal ~ a good thing! We are expecting at least 10″ tomorrow, so we seeded today so that the moisture will do it’s magic. Daffodils and crocus are blooming, yea 😀 Take care and stay warm! So glad you’re almost back and running.
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What a pain. Were you able to save your pictures, too?
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I have had to go thru the exact same thing. Thank god for Carbonite. It took a while, but everything came back. It is kind of trickly getting all of your old emails and bookmarks back, but it can be done, they are in there somewhere. Most of what I have on the box is pictures, and I now keep a separate hard drive with all of those on it, so if disaster strikes again, I can load those directly on the new machine, and it will shorten the recovery time tremendously. Carbonite will recognize what you have on the new machine, and not try and duplicate it. I wish you well
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Good luck; I’m going through the same myself with a new computer and waiting on Carbonite to get me up and running. Waiting on a storm to hit Denver and the Front Range tonight and hoping you get some of the snow on your side of the Divide.
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So glad to you have you back! But I do feel for you. Losing your computer is like losing part of your heart and brain. So much love and memory and information is stored inside. I am glad to hear you’re piecing things back together, and happy to see the flower blossoms in the header…that means you’ve got Spring and beauty and maybe that helps lift your spirits. It sounds like it’s gonna be a long slog, though, Linda. Chin up. Soon, this will be behind you. And this is a new format too?? Nice!!!
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So glad you are getting things resolved. Been missing you! Hang in there!
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Hi Linda! Welcome back. 🙂 I was oh-so-happy to see your post. Very sorry, though, that you are having a frustrating time of it. Look at it like Spring, all your leaves and flowers were dropped in the fall/winter and now it is time for you to do it all again???
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Oh technology! When it is good, it is very, very good. But when it is bad it is HORRID! Best of luck for the remaining download 🙂
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Well, this is good news!
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Yay! I will be looking for your posts. I’m glad things are moving swiftly to getting you back on line.
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It will get better. Hang in there. See you soon.
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I’m so happy you didn’t lose everything! I wigged out when our new computer didn’t immediately upload all my photos (25K+). Eric was able to retrieve them, but not before a good cry on my part.
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Welcome to my world, I just went through the same thing and had to wipe my laptop clear of windows 8 and install windows 7 the get all my stuff back and play catch up on blogging. hope to hear from ya soon, I miss all my original blogger friends..:-)).
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Stressful indeed! I hope it’s much smoother from here on out.
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Have been thinking about you often!
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You are good! I post and let it go no back up for this girl who flies by the seat of her pants. my desktop had windows XP so it sits still with lots on it as does my first one with Windows 98 🙂 All my photos are not in a album anymore but safely on my SD cards well till computers get so fancy they won’t have a slot for them. I print poems I want to save and emails for friends I do not want to loose touch with but other than that I post and Let it go 🙂 I wish you well in getting your life back in order.
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