pat781•4mo ago

Lost a $500 client because I forgot to back up a file

I was editing a video at a coffee shop in Portland when my laptop crashed, and I hadn't saved the project for two hours. Client pulled the contract after I missed the deadline, and now I keep a backup drive in my bag at all times. Anybody else lose work over a stupid technical glitch?

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samk774mo ago

Tbh, that laptop crash is a total nightmare.

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nguyen.morgan4mo ago

My old laptop crashed twice last year and I just used the cloud backup.

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marydavis4mo ago

Samk77 is right about the nightmare part. Makes you wonder if clients should get a heads up about how fragile digital work can be. Like, maybe we all need to talk more about the real risk of data loss before starting a project.

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