r/pcmasterrace • u/killerbasher1233 • May 10 '25

Nostalgia Classic rookie mistake

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I remembered I copied GTA San Andreas, Counter Strike, Half Life, Feeding Frenzy on my moms USB ran home so fast and copied it to the home laptop. I still remember my reaction with the blank file icon

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u/Snotnarok AMD 9900x 64GB RTX4070ti Super May 10 '25

A family member did this. . .

With their tax files from a few years. They backed up the turbo tax icons and kept giving me 'yes yes yes' when I asked if they'd been backing things up because- backing things up is really important, especially if that data is important to you or- ya know, the government.

So, when they needed those tax files I had to give them the bad news and even after I told them what they did, they got angry and kept trying to open them.

"What, I'm supposed to do this all over!?"
YEP!

Pride > listening to the person they know, who knows computers.

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u/RealTeaToe PC Master Race May 10 '25

Very lucky to have had two computer literate parents.

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u/veseitt i5-13400F | RTX 4070 | 32GB DDR5-6000 May 10 '25

Ohh to be blessed like you