I just lost all of my bookmarks. My bookmark file just killed itself.
File under irony: I was in the process of updating security on my system (with a new virus scanner and whatnot) and planned to do some backups once I was sure that my system was clean.
File under shitty: I have backed up my bookmarks - but I have been backing up the wrong profile - so the bookmarks I really want were not backed up. The most recent backup was from may 2003.
I have double checked everything and implemented every strategy known to man to possibly recover the bookmarks - but they are toast.
File under good news: I still have my browser history. So - I can start rebuilding some bookmarks from there, but that is going to be a long and stupid process. Not to mention the history only goes back so far.
Still, I figure that if I hadn't visited those bookmarks during the stored history, chances are they were not that important. Or at least that is what I am telling myself so I don't weep at the loss of some jems. "They weren't that important. They weren't that important. They weren't that important."
What's done is done. Still crappy, but now I have a chance to build a newer better bookmark file. "Look for the silver lining - resist the urge to smash your keyboard."
Plus, I have identified a problem in my backup strategy. "Live and learn."
Fuck.
That's all.
andre
Posted by andre at February 23, 2005 04:15 AMHave you tried www.Furl.net yet? *Soooooo* much sweeter than plain old bookmarks. It rocks. If you didn't see me singing its praises before, see http://danspace.nerdsunderglass.com/archives/000839.html
Posted by: Dan at February 25, 2005 09:10 AMThat really is a bummer. I totally feel your pain. It kind of reminds me of the days when word processors didn’t save your work every five minutes and some cut the power.
Just out of interest which browser is it that you lost the book marks from and which Virus scanner were you installing.
Just so we can all avoid this combination.