You should be able to work in the trial mode on another machine for 30 days. Returning a license usually goes fairly quickly these days. Or use the opportunity for a spontaneous break and recharge?

I'll try the Trial mode then. I'd like to avoid missing this deadline if I could.

Actually, the past couple of days have been a "forced vacation" since my main computer is out of commission! Still, I manage to stay busy.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi Enrique Chi

Just wondering how the recovery of your hard drive went?

I'm asking because I have a customer who's hard drive has become corrupted so they've lost a lot of work. The person in the computor repair shop has said that the file extensions are not common as they are specific to Studio and their recovery software most likely wouldn't recognise them and therefore wouldn't be able to recover them.

Did you get all of your files back? If so, do you know what recovery software was used?

Kind regards,

Laura

Hi, Laura:

I've actually had two separate events on this laptop. This thread refers to the first of them. Offhand, I don't know what type of recovery software was used. I am returning to the shop soon, so I will make it a point to ask. The tech told me that the hard drive was barely working, but somehow they managed to extract the full amount of my data files. I felt like I did not lose any work files, mercifully.

That same laptop has crashed again (hence my impending return to the shop), but this time I opted to purchase a new one. I use Google Backup and Sync, and have recovered my files from there with some aggravation for time lost, but apparently with good success.

Good luck,

Enrique

Hi, Laura:

I've actually had two separate events on this laptop. This thread refers to the first of them. Offhand, I don't know what type of recovery software was used. I am returning to the shop soon, so I will make it a point to ask. The tech told me that the hard drive was barely working, but somehow they managed to extract the full amount of my data files. I felt like I did not lose any work files, mercifully.

That same laptop has crashed again (hence my impending return to the shop), but this time I opted to purchase a new one. I use Google Backup and Sync, and have recovered my files from there with some aggravation for time lost, but apparently with good success.

Good luck,

Enrique

This again shows the crucial meaning of a daily backup, whatever kind you make it. A backup on at least two different media, done daily with no excuses is a must to each and every freelance translator.

Many thanks Enrique Chi

I'm glad you managed to recover your files.