How come you lost that work? I assume it was saved since it is 1.5 years of work. It must be possible to get it from the hard disk. But indeed technology is only great if it functions as you expect. I'd better not tell how many years of my life I wasted trying to fix devices, how many times I started back at zero. I always survived and today a phone is good enough (actually two since I don't use banking apps on the same phone I write and text with.

Lately was the first time I noticed we do have row 13 and seat 13 in planes and the cinema. At least superstition doesn't rule our lives. 😁

I hope your computer is fixed including the data.
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