Angelina Stilson

[Statyk]

Honestly, I know EXACTLY where you're coming from. About a month ago, maybe a bit more, I was defragmenting my laptop. It bluescreened and corrupted system files. I could not use my keyboard or mouse, so logging on was of no option. I had nothing else to do but factory reset it on startup. I 3D model and create my own custom stories, and had spent months as well on a large term story and a short immersive story, known as Nearsight. I lost EVERY custom model I made for each... Thankfully, I backed up a few models on my second hard drive, but I lost the more recent saves, so it was pointless to go back on them. I sat for a few weeks doing nothing else... A friend on here wondered what happened to Nearsight and I had to say everything was gone. But they egged me on, and I've decided to start it fresh. So far, it is in better shape and structurally built on its storyboard than before the reset. =]

So I'm here egging you on pal, don't listen to your "friend". This is something you love to do, and no one should stop you from being happy. I get it sometimes too, but I've learned to ignore them. I do what I want because it's my life, not theirs.

I say start it fresh. I was always thinking "Well, I'm not getting that map back", but honestly, the new one came out better so far. The same will probably go for you as well. With time comes experience, and with experience comes results.

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Just remember to occasionally back your files up. if you have a second hard drive on your laptop, it could be safe there like mine was. If not, be extra safe and get an external hard drive or flash drive.