Well, I can’t say that today’s been a particularly happy day… more like an incredibly frustrating one! Why, you ask? Well, mostly because all of my time in between work and the other things I needed to do was spent attempting over and over (and over yet again) to return my beloved iPad to its usual setup after installing iOS 8 last night.
I’ve done this sort of thing before – upgrades, I mean – with no issues, and I wasn’t expecting any this time. Foolish mortal! Little did I know that in spite of faithfully making a full backup of everything right before I installed the update, the new operating system wouldn’t deign to recover the backup, and so all of my diligence was for naught.
Eventually, after much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, I hit on the idea of trying to restore it as a new iPad rather than from my backup, and… it worked! Yes, it means that I have a whole lot more work ahead of me in setting it up than if I’d managed to restore it from the backup, but whatever. It’s back, and working, so I don’t care!
Never did I imagine just how happy I would be to see a boring, unpersonalized startup screen… but after worrying that my iPad it might be permanently bricked I was over the moon! There’s nothing like thinking you’re going to lose something you love to make you appreciate getting it back… in whatever form. (Plus, I’ve actually been meaning to go through and delete a whole pile of apps that I just don’t use, and this kind of forces the issue. Not a bad thing!)
So today’s happiness, shallow though it might be, is brought to you by my newly-restored, fresh, clean iPad which decided to cooperate with my budget and stick around a little longer.
100 Happy Days – Day 6
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Oh…software upgrades….there is not much more frustrating that an upgrade gone awry
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September 18, 2014
That’s for sure!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 6
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September 18, 2014
Sounds frustrating but I’m glad you got it fixed. iPads can be finicky but they’re fun and help a lot with productivity (as long as you know when to avoid the games).
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September 18, 2014
I love my iPad and would feel a little lost without it!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 6
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September 18, 2014
Well, that is a happy ending after all!
Sometimes all our gadgets get our energy when they decide not to work properly, I understand your happiness
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 18, 2014
So glad it was a happy ending!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 6
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September 19, 2014
That is the whole key… finding small moments of happiness even in tough days… trust me, do complete this challenge. There will be a difference in your outlook.
I would like to share with you my view point at the end of 100 days in the hope that it gives you some motivation 🙂
http://www.godyears.net/2014/04/what-100happydays-challenge-taught-me.html
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September 19, 2014
I can already see a difference, believe it or not! I think this is going to be a really valuable challenge, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts at the end of 100 days. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
So glad for you! I recently thought my phone suddenly died, but alas it didn’t and or was actually a simple (and known) issue to which I found on the internet! 🙂
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September 19, 2014
Oh, so glad it wasn’t worse for you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
Quite a relief , isn’t it? Glad it began working….My husband is about to upgrade the iOS in his phn ..now I better tell him that the backup plan wont work..
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September 19, 2014
Well, the good news is that my iPhone update went just fine – including importing the backup – so hopefully his will as well!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
It’s understandable that you would be happy with your iPad working again. I’m curious if there is a term similar to ‘nomophobia’ which I blogged about today in relation to a computer or iPad! 😉 <3
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September 19, 2014
LOL, I wonder?! I can’t say I’ve hit the fear/phobia side of things when it comes to my electronics, but it sure is a lot more convenient to have these things working!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
You and me both, Laurel! I reinstalled my desktop OS and am now realizing what I really need. Oh yes, I am with an absolute clean system. Haven’t started missing any data yet, which goes to show….:D
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September 19, 2014
LOL! I think it’s good to refresh everything now and then… though it would be nice if we could choose when it was going to happen and plan ahead!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
I know what you mean Laurel. I feel so lost without my iPad. Gald you got yours working.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 19, 2014
Me too! It’s so nice having it available.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
Glad it got fixed! I know the pain of these software upgrades. God!!! Even being an IT professional, it’s a Herculean task to understand the simplest of things 😛
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September 19, 2014
They really can be a nuisance. Of course I should wait awhile when new releases come out – just to make sure they work out the bugs – but I get impatient and want them as soon as they’re available!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 19, 2014
Funny how dependent we have become to these pieces of technology. I can’t imagine being without either.
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September 19, 2014
They are just so helpful and convenient!
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September 19, 2014
This is why you need an Android system 😉 On a happier note, glad you managed to get it to work 🙂
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September 19, 2014
LOL, well, I am pretty much entrenched in the Apple end of things! And up until now I’ve never had a problem with updates, so *fingers crossed* that this is my one and only experience.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
Nothing is more frustrating than an upgrade that won’t work. Glad you got it all fixed in the end, even if it means reinstalling everything.
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September 19, 2014
It really is frustrating – and time-consuming! Definitely glad I didn’t lose my iPad in the process.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Home + 100 Happy Days – Day 7
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September 20, 2014
I lost all the data on my laptop a few months back, Laurel, and found that I didn’t need to refer to most of the stuff that I had been storing, except pictures – which I had backed up someplace safe!
The things we can do without – if only, we’d try!
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September 20, 2014
Very true! I took the time yesterday to make a full backup of everything on my hard drive that I wouldn’t want to lose, and feel quite relieved that I did so (especially when I noted that the last backup I did was a year ago!). I’m going to make an effort to do backups weekly from now on – better safe than sorry, I think.
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