Was checking the web site for any news after the beta 30 expired today and 
read about the delay from a HD failure. Thought that would be mentioned here 
when I went looking for anything else being said about that.

Wondering if any donations are needed. Thinking I could give some $$ via 
PayPal anyway, not sure how else.

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Bob Hughes wrote:
> Was checking the web site for any news after the beta 30 expired today and 
> read about the delay from a HD failure. Thought that would be mentioned here 
> when I went looking for anything else being said about that.
> 
> Wondering if any donations are needed. Thinking I could give some $$ via 
> PayPal anyway, not sure how else.

Ta for the offer, at this stage all is OK (i.e. I have a spare hard drive). It's
getting the data across that is a pain, I have a three-week old backup but I'd
really like to recover the stuff I've done in the meantime. I'm working on that.

-- Chris

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"Chris Cason" <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote in 
message news:498615d7@news.povray.org...
> Bob Hughes wrote:
>>
>> Wondering if any donations are needed. Thinking I could give some $$ via
>> PayPal anyway, not sure how else.
>
> Ta for the offer, at this stage all is OK (i.e. I have a spare hard 
> drive). It's
> getting the data across that is a pain, I have a three-week old backup but 
> I'd
> really like to recover the stuff I've done in the meantime. I'm working on 
> that.


Oh. Only time and patience can help there. :)
Much easier replacing the hardware. Wishing you good luck retrieving those 
files intact.

Didn't intend to bring up the subject of donations again, I know something 
similar happened a while ago and had been explained it wasn't planned to put 
a donations link on the POV-Ray web site. I had looked around there thinking 
that idea might have changed, not just buy stuff through links.

Bob

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On 2/1/2009 1:36 PM, Chris Cason wrote:
> Bob Hughes wrote:
>> Was checking the web site for any news after the beta 30 expired today and
>> read about the delay from a HD failure. Thought that would be mentioned here
>> when I went looking for anything else being said about that.
>>
>> Wondering if any donations are needed. Thinking I could give some $$ via
>> PayPal anyway, not sure how else.
>
> Ta for the offer, at this stage all is OK (i.e. I have a spare hard drive). It's
> getting the data across that is a pain, I have a three-week old backup but I'd
> really like to recover the stuff I've done in the meantime. I'm working on that.
>
> -- Chris

Perhaps a remote backup might be in order...

I could offer some server space, or you could use something like 
MozyHome (which is free for up to 2 gigs, or $4.95/mo for unlimited space).

-- 
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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> Ta for the offer, at this stage all is OK (i.e. I have a spare hard 
> drive). It's
> getting the data across that is a pain, I have a three-week old backup but 
> I'd
> really like to recover the stuff I've done in the meantime. I'm working on 
> that.

With regard to the failed hard drive, do you know about the freezer trick?
It's worked for me a few times. After a drive has failed, sometimes you can 
get it to run for a short time more if you place it in the freezer for an 
hour (wrapped in polythene). Then take it out and connect it up immediately. 
If it runs make sure you're ready to copy data off. It won't normally run 
for very long, but possibly long enough to retrieve import data.

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