*sigh*

[NathanBWF]

(last week)

Me: I need to format you hard drive and re-install Windows. I need you to make me a list of EVERYTHING currently on there that you want me to backup before I do this.

Co-worker: Okay.


(start of this week)

Me: So this list has absolutely everything on it that you want me to save so that you'll have it after I re-install everything...?

Co-worker: Yes.

Me: You are 100% sure...? Because once it's gone...it's gone.

Co-worker: Yes, that's everything.


(today, after the format and re-install)

Co-worker: Did you backup that folder with all that stuff I saved over the last 5 years?

Me: Was it on that list you gave me?

Co-worker: Well no. I assumed you just would have found it and backed it up.

Me: Well I didn't.

Co-worker: So how do I get it back?

Me: You don't. It's gone.

Co-worker: *loud grunting sound*...*sarcastic comments* ... *hangs up*



PSA: When I say make a list of EVERYTHING you want me to save, make sure that it has EVERYTHING on it. And when you realize that you are in fact an idiot and forgot to inform me of stuff you needed backed up before hand, don't take your anger out on me.


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Cliff Notes: I want to punch my co-worker in the face.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Hahahahha.....

 

[spaceman]

thats why i always just swap out the drive,magic markerer it,install on a different one and wait for the inevitable call two weeks later.

 

[DurocShark]

<nelson> Haw Haw! </nelson>

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

Originally posted by: ncircle
thats why i always just swap out the drive,magic markerer it,install on a different one and wait for the inevitable call two weeks later.

Indeed.:thumbsup:

 

[Modeps]

Yet another reason for working on backed up network drives instead of on local files.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Modeps
Yet another reason for working on backed up network drives instead of on local files.

:thumbsup:

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Modeps
Yet another reason for working on backed up network drives instead of on local files.

<sarcasm>But why can't I just save everything to the desktop?</sarcasm>

 

[Lumathix]

Originally posted by: Modeps
Yet another reason for working on backed up network drives instead of on local files.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: ncircle
thats why i always just swap out the drive,magic markerer it,install on a different one and wait for the inevitable call two weeks later.

I do this now, but not until I made a co worker cry. You would think that after telling them 50 times that it would sink in, but noooo!

 

[theGlove]

I don't know , you are backing up his hd, you should have bit the bullet and copied the whole thing just simply because you should never trust others and it's good practice to cover yourself

 

[NathanBWF]

Originally posted by: ncircle
thats why i always just swap out the drive,magic markerer it,install on a different one and wait for the inevitable call two weeks later.

Yeah our company kind of has this problem where they don't like to spend money on anything so I couldn't go out and buy another drive which is why I was backing stuff up from this computer.

Also, the network is a peer-to-peer one, not a client-server one so working on backed up network drives also isn't an option unfortunately.

 

[NathanBWF]

Originally posted by: theGlove
I don't know , you are backing up his hd, you should have bit the bullet and copied the whole thing just simply because you should never trust others and it's good practice to cover yourself

I'm not going to waste my time backing up the whole thing as probably 99% is crap and random pRon they've downloaded from the internet and has no relation to work whatsoever. Nor did I want to copy 40GB across the network during work hours...

And if it was so important why the hell weren't they backing it up in the first damn place! 😕

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: NathanBWF

Originally posted by: ncircle
thats why i always just swap out the drive,magic markerer it,install on a different one and wait for the inevitable call two weeks later.

Yeah our company kind of has this problem where they don't like to spend money on anything so I couldn't go out and buy another drive which is why I was backing stuff up from this computer.

Also, the network is a peer-to-peer one, not a client-server one so working on backed up network drives also isn't an option unfortunately.

You cant just have a file server that everyone has access to?

 

[Koing]

Stupid people...

Koing

 

[NascarFool]

I always make a ghost image of the drive and I save the image for two weeks. After two weeks it gets deleted and nothing can be spared. 😉

 

[MichaelD]

This sign will make you feel better...and possibly buy some products. 😀

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: theGlove
I don't know , you are backing up his hd, you should have bit the bullet and copied the whole thing just simply because you should never trust others and it's good practice to cover yourself

for real. you backup the whole disk.

You can't honestly expect somebody to write down everything they use on their computer? That's what all those nifty PC backup tools are for.

I mean if a PC tech lost my stuff I'd have his arse in a sling.