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Warning: my whole show file got corrupted right before a big submission

I was working on a big piece for a contest last year, maybe 30 hours in, and my Krita file just stopped opening. I was in my old apartment in Austin, and the error message said the data was gone. I freaked out for a solid hour, but then I remembered I had a backup from two days before in a cloud folder. I had to redo a ton of work, but it taught me to save versions with dates in the name. Anyone else have a close call like that with a digital piece?
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richard_ramirez
That sinking feeling is the worst, like your stomach just drops out. Happened to me with a track once, whole project file just ate itself. Cloud saves are a literal lifesaver, no joke. Now I save a new version every single time I open a file, it's a habit. Losing work like that changes you, makes you paranoid in a good way.
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the_seth
the_seth19d ago
Man, that's the universe testing your dedication.
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