So, my computer decided to do updates and I'd left Final Draft 8 up. The computer started to shut down and apply updates, but wouldn't move past the first one. I held down the power button and rebooted. Now my screenplay is 0kb. Any ideas on how to get it back?
By the by, it could be worse. I was making a manuscript into a screenplay, so I lost a few new scenes, but I can rewrite it. Still...I don't want the hassle.
Oh, that's got to bite. I use a pretty elaborate system to keep my files safe. I write on one computer, copy the file to my USB and then put it on another computer. I've lost too much work before not to be so picky.
Another problem I ran into was having multiple copies. Word only stamps the date/time on each file, so sometimes it's easy to start editing the wrong one, only to find out later you weren't working on the right one!
What I do now is keep only one copy on that computer, where I do all my work. That way I never grab the wrong file. But I have to be sure to back it up before I put the project away for the day.
Sorry I can't help you. Maybe consider using Cloud storage in the future for a quick and easy backup system. For example, Dropbox works well for this. Just be sure, once you have a million copies flying around, you don't start working on the wrong one, like I've done before!