Basically what the title says. I’m just wrapping up my Bachelor’s and my thesis is due today (May 4th). I was just making final tweaks when I opened my Excel file and saw that the version history only goes up to April 22nd. Somehow, an entire week of coding, analysis, and sleepless effort is just… gone.
No backups, no exported versions, nothing. Just hours and hours of work I did while barely eating, barely sleeping, and completely neglecting myself, wiped out. It honestly feels like all of that suffering was for nothing.
Yes, I know I should’ve kept backups. Lesson very painfully learned.
I’ve emailed my supervisor explaining everything and I’m hoping to be granted a short extension to redo all the analysis and tie everything back together. I already have a Master’s spot secured at a prestigious university and now I’m terrified it could all fall apart because of this.
It’s currently 1AM here. I’ve got another all-nighter ahead of me. Feeling devastated, angry at myself, and like a complete idiot.
Wish me luck.
TLDR: Didn’t back up my Excel file, lost a week of thesis work right before submission. It’s due today and I’m scrambling to recover. I feel like everything’s falling apart.
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Uhoh spaghetti man
It happens. Shortly before my senior capstone my computer overheated and the charging port literally melted. I had to scramble. No guarantees but most academics will have done SOMETHING like this at some point. If you are otherwise a responsible and truthful student your supervisor will likely work with you.
Congratulations on your grad school admittance and good luck on your thesis!
Step 1: open a fresh Excel.
Step 2: go to where you open a file.
Step 3: at the bottom of the list there is a button that says recover unsaved documents
Step 4: pray it is there.
If this doesn’t work, go to your universities IT support. As in the guys that support the teachers and library computers, bring snacks. They can sometimes work magic.