(10-30-2017, 10:09 PM)Freddy Wrote: (10-30-2017, 08:23 PM)mickey1oberman@gmail.com Wrote: Jeff,
It vanished along with a number of other sites including my Gmail.
my calendar, et al.
My address has been subtly changed from "mickeyoberman1@gmail.com"
to "mickey1oberman@gmail.com.
Many of my passwords do not work.
It all started with a brief power failure about a week or more ago.
The frustration and aggravation coupled with the loss of many precious entries, letters and photographs have made the internet a hell hole of misery for me.
I am better off without it. And so it shall be.
Mickey
Mickey, NO! Please hang with us. Something isn't right here. A short power outage shouldn't change anything. andrewjs18is that even possible. Can anything be done to get Mickey's entries back?
mickey1oberman@gmail.com, we can merge your accounts and reset your password as need be.
Freddy, it's absolutely possible that a power outage can totally wipe out an entire computer and I've seen it happen before. sometimes it'll only wipe out the power supply, while other times it'll fry everything in its path.
I'd recommend putting your electronics behind a solid surge protector (I use tripp-lite myself) that you replace every few years as their surge protection simply wears out over time. if you have something you want to protect even further, hook it up to a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) that'll filter your line and allow you to safely shut down a system when the power goes out.
to further protect your data, everyone should REALLY be doing backups everyday. I HIGHLY recommend backblaze as they offer unlimited storage and they're only $5/month. you can also safeguard your data by keeping your important stuff in the cloud. dropbox and google drive are decent options if you care more about space than privacy. I personally use tresorit as it encrypts my data from end to end. to remember my passwords I use keepass and just keep my password database synced up in the cloud. for most, that's more trouble and more technical, but there are easier options out there like lastpass...
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.