12/06/2006: "Oh hell (Computer Issues)"

I am in desperate need of a new external hard drive and have been bemoaning that fact, because my other two are getting full.

One of them has four partitions - 1 with my games and SIMS files, 1 with all of my 3000+ mp3s, 1 with all of my graphics and media files, and 1 with all of my personal and website stuff, including Heliopolis and some commissioned work that I need to update. It refuses to turn on. I am so completely and totally screwed. It is kind of my back-up, but also all of my work is on it. I am hoping that it is as simple as needing a new AC adapter, but it was working before I left the house this morning, and the plug looks fine. I need these files, and desperately need access to this hard drive. I cannot lose it - I just can't.

I can't afford a new hard drive right now, and only have 4 more days that I can come to the college to download things to try and replace a small portion of my files. I am completely panicked. All of that work is gone ... months and months of work, in the case of Helio - all of my working files and databases.

I could really use a holiday miracle.

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