Lost data and pictures

Java cassia at the lake, sofspics
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
June 27, 2016 2:18am CST
My external hard drive got corrupted and I lost all my pictures in the process. This morning I realized a few of them were online as part of my blog posts or linked to the articles I have written over the years. My search helped me find a few pictures online. I was happy to have found this picture of a Java cassia tree at the lake. This is one of my favorite pictures because it has many happy memories associated with it. My husband and I often sat by the lake when we dated years ago. I am thrilled to have found this picture today and wanted to share it here. I could always get a similar picture but this was a picture taken on one wedding anniversary a few years ago. Do you enjoy enjoy going through your pictures and reminiscing over the past?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
That is a beautiful picture indeed , not only because it makes you remember your romantic dates with your hubby , but because the view and the flower gives a calming feeling to the one who sees it .
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Yup, the lake and the scenery really have a calming effect on me.. We just used to sit there for hours not saying much though.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@sofssu Well, husbands and wives need not talk much when in a serene place like that . What is important is you both are there to relish the calmness of the place .
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Yep.. that is true.. We just enjoy the scenery and being together. I just love those precious moments.
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
Perhaps your hard drive was destined to get corrupted so you could stop by and take a look at one of your memorable photos.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@Tierkreisze I always go through my pictures. Now I am desperately hunting them down.
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@Tierkreisze Insights are always welcome.. and some help too
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• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@sofssu Good luck with your hunt, then! I thought I could help give some insight here but I guess I was mistaken. Oh well... haha!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
27 Jun 16
When something happens to my hard drive it would be okay as I have all my pictures in a seperate place online.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Jun 16
@sofssu I learned my lesson on that one time when I also had lost everything. Sorry you lost it all.
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@Marcyaz Its time for me to learn my lessons now. Better late than never.
@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@Marcyaz Very smart of you.. I was so confident about my external hard drive which has proved to be my downfall.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
28 Jun 16
That is gorgeous! I remember the lovely photos you shared on the other site
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Jun 16
@sofssu Yes, I remember your lovely poems too ..
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@sofssu (23662)
30 Jun 16
@epiffanie Thank you.. you do have a good memory
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@epiffanie Thank you.. Do you remember those? I am happy to have finally met you here.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Jun 16
I use Facebook as a sort of cheaty way to save photos online
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt I never post pictures there.. I have started using the drop box now.
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@sofssu (23662)
30 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt Just got myself a drop box account. I just remember that have a few pics on dreamstime.com.
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• Centralia, Missouri
30 Jun 16
@sofssu I do most of mine, some are in folders that are locked. I have pondered starting a photobucket account or something though
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
28 Jun 16
I have my photos backed up in many different places.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@boiboing That is smart.. I need to do that too.. Not just in one place.
@sofssu (23662)
30 Jun 16
@boiboing I am looking at those options right now. Thank you.
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
28 Jun 16
@sofssu There are quite a lot of free (or cheap) cloud based places to store your photos.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
Wow this is truly a beautiful photo! Thank you for sharing this photo and the sweet memory you have with it.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@sofssu It is worth being treasured.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@salonga I found a few pictures online but this one was really the most treasured of those because of the memories.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@salonga I think so too!
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@skysnap (20153)
27 Jun 16
Use flickr and onedriver to save the images. worked for me.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@skysnap I have a flikr account which I don't use much.. I have never used one drive.. Need to check it out. Thanks for the input.
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@skysnap (20153)
27 Jun 16
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
27 Jun 16
Have you tried to recover the photos using a utility? You can find some free online. This surely is a very nice photo.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@LadyDuck Some of the pictures have been taken at locales I may never visit again.. Its a shame indeed.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@LadyDuck I gave the hard drive to a professional for data recovery.. he did get most of my documents and such.. but I lost most of my pictures.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
27 Jun 16
@sofssu That is really a shame. I hate to lose my photos, they are part of our great memories.
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• United States
27 Jun 16
bless yer heart, i wish such 'twas possible fer me. i've crashed'n burnt several hard drives o'er the years - those lost pictures tear't my heart. 'tis a beautiful pic! can see why yer so tickled to've found't. one filled with happy memories. i go through mine quite oft, both'n the puter'n those i've printed out. those trips down memory lane..can be a blessin' 'n sometimes jest bring'n the tears.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@crazyhorseladycx Its really hard when you lose data like that. I guess i know how you feel. Most of our collections are close to our heart.. and yes those memories are often worth visiting.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Jun 16
I'm glad you've found some of your images... and this one is a beauty...
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@sueznewz2 Finding this one made me jump for joy . I am glad you think so.
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@JudyEv (340163)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jun 16
This is a lovely photo. I can understand why you would be thrilled to find it.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@JudyEv I am glad you think so .. for me it means a lot more than just a pretty picture.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@JudyEv We do love that place .. its quiet and the lake there has some birds visiting it.
@JudyEv (340163)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jun 16
@sofssu What a lovely place to spend your anniversary at.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
I do and i have lost a lot...again
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@Lucky15 That is sad. Have you tried to retrieve the data somehow? I hope you are able to get at least some.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@Lucky15 I keep making the same mistake myself. Now I have been putting all my stuff into drop back as well as backing up my data.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@sofssu nope..forget to back it up ;(
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
i do.when i see an old and dated picture, the activities with the picture go back to my mind.
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@ridingbet I love it when positive memories come rushing at you.. It kinds of brings back the same emotions to the fore.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
the leaves remind me of tamarind trees. the flowers are pretty. i stored a lot of pictures in my dropbox account a few years back.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@hereandthere THe java cassia leaves are a wee bit bigger than the tamarind tree leaves. Dropbox is a good idea.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 16
I'd hate to lose all my pictures, but at least you found a way to get some of yours back. This is a lovely one you've put on this post.
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@sofssu (23662)
28 Jun 16
@jaboUK I was happy to have found this one.. I have similar pictures but this is my favorite shot. Its not nice to lose data .. trust me. Its a lot of blood and sweat down the drain.
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• United States
27 Jun 16
One of my biggest fears is losing my pictures on my computer
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@Marilynda1225 Do you save then online like flikr of dropbox.. I need to seriously consider backing up my data regularly.. I keep forgetting to do that.
• Midland, Michigan
15 Jun 17
When I have time, yes. It would be sad to lose favorite photos. I have hard copies of many of mine as I didn't have a decent phone when I went on trips back in the day, but I've not had time or made time to organize all the older ones as yet and may never get there.
@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
Yes, I enjoyed going through my photos of my memories. Sometimes I got ideas for what to write by just looking at the photos.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@thelme55 That is so true.. I love looking at my pictures.. sometimes get ideas from them for posts.
@sj3011 (621)
27 Jun 16
No not only me everyone enjoy seeing their past memories in photos atlast they are the only way to capture the moment.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Jun 16
@sj3011 So true.. I love going back to those memories .. but I don't do it too often because it takes too much time.