I am not a tech-savvy person, and I'm currently having to write this from my phone, so I apologize in advance for any errors or whatever... Anyway, I use a Sony VAIO laptop for work, and it is used strictly for work and work alone... I have hundreds of very important files on it, and I have never had an issue with it before.
Last night, I was working on it just fine, and I left it on when I went to bed because I needed to print a large document. I woke up this morning and came down to continue working, and my screen had gone to that wavy blue user login background with a large message asking me if I wanted to perform a Data Rescue or System Rescue or something. Obviously confused and panicked, I chose yes, and it told me to back up my data to an external device. I plugged in my external hard drive, and set it as the device to have everything backed up to... I am currently on a wavy blue user log in style scree with a message that says "Rescuing data..." and has a loading bar... It is currently at 2.87/163.89GB and has an estimated time of 23:55:30, but that time keeps fluctuating...
I am honestly in a panic and do not know what has happened or what to do... I use this laptop for work, and it contains a special $4,500 transcription program, as well as hundreds if not thousands of sensitive legal documents. Losing this data could easily mean losing my job... On top of all of this, I have a ton of work to do and I can't afford to fall behind!
Please, if anybody can explain to me what's going on or offer assistance in any way, I would appreciate it immeasurably. Thanks in advance for any response!
Last night, I was working on it just fine, and I left it on when I went to bed because I needed to print a large document. I woke up this morning and came down to continue working, and my screen had gone to that wavy blue user login background with a large message asking me if I wanted to perform a Data Rescue or System Rescue or something. Obviously confused and panicked, I chose yes, and it told me to back up my data to an external device. I plugged in my external hard drive, and set it as the device to have everything backed up to... I am currently on a wavy blue user log in style scree with a message that says "Rescuing data..." and has a loading bar... It is currently at 2.87/163.89GB and has an estimated time of 23:55:30, but that time keeps fluctuating...
I am honestly in a panic and do not know what has happened or what to do... I use this laptop for work, and it contains a special $4,500 transcription program, as well as hundreds if not thousands of sensitive legal documents. Losing this data could easily mean losing my job... On top of all of this, I have a ton of work to do and I can't afford to fall behind!
Please, if anybody can explain to me what's going on or offer assistance in any way, I would appreciate it immeasurably. Thanks in advance for any response!
