[ronnie paton]

....im clutching at straws now but is there any way i can find my dat from window another forum without my old computer?

[TomCrowther]

Not sure exactly what you mean Ronnie.

[Smudger]

ronnie - could you explain a little more clearly ?

Darran

[ronnie paton]

laptop has been stolen and all data has gone with laptop, is there any were else i could find old data ie email?

[sherco]

Go onto www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk someone on there could help you, loads of good IT guys get on there.

[Smudger]

oh dear -  no backup on disk ?   have you ever done an online backup ?

Darran

[darren clarke]

u mean u lost all your custy details,  unless u have emailed them to yourself then no you cant

[Matthew Bateman]

Ronnie, you must know who you work for on a regular basis.

Call round each one and be honest with them and then ask them to send you via e-mail the last invoice you sent them.

That way you will then have their e-mail address again for future use and also the amount you normally invoice them for and also the date of last invoice with hopefully the date that the last invoiced clean was carried out. Then you should be able to invoice them for unbilled work and any work in the future.

It isnt ideal and probably wont work for all your clients but its a start.

Im sure if youre honest with them about whats happened they'll all be very willing to help you out.

Matt

[Crystal-clear]

Ron you will get your data base back you just need to do a bit of leg work.
dont forget those new customers the best thing i could do is drive out follow my round and rewrite it...


so sorry to hear about this mess m8t keep your head high.

[Clive McDonald]

Hi Ronnie
Some decent suggestions above.

Did you never back up to disc or email?

The wcpro guys will help you i'm sure.To use wcpro on another machine you need to down load from the website, find the number it gives you and let them know so they can validate the licence.

If you are going to use this as an opportunity to upgrade kit get an apple.The mac air is out of this world, but you would need a program such as parrallels to run windows which you need for wcpro.

I'm guessing that you previously had george.How long ago and where is that data?

You will have downloadable bank statements of payments.

You may have to consider starting from scratch.That is just trying to remember customers as you drive around (as suggested having a device such as a macbook air handy) and hoping, but not really knowing that debts get paid.

Can i suggest to save constantly repeating yourself to customers you get a note- Mr Gold you are good at this type of thing- to explain the situation.

May i also suggest, when you speak to ian and brad, that in addition to back ups on sticks and emails in the future you buy another licence for another machine.(this is what i have)

[vision tech]

Cant beat a note book and diary to keep you right.

[ronnie paton]

were talking over 150k worth of work and 20k worth debt honestly i have no chance.....what a n0b i am no f.in back up aaaarrrgggghhhh

[prestige cleaners]

i use george and keep work lists for a few months before shredding, i also use an internet backup and a hard drive backup.

also emailing a backup file either to yourself or someone else like a family member might help

i know its too late for that for you, but for the future and for the other guys to have at least one method of backup.

[trevor perry]

ronnie can you not look at your previous invoices surely this will help identify most of your work

[prestige cleaners]

were talking over 150k worth of work and 20k worth debt honestly i have no chance.....what a n0b i am no f.in back up aaaarrrgggghhhh

god i feel sick for you.

[vision tech]

have to agree with you ronnie ,you are a numpty.
If i had a business as big as yours i would have a backup.
still im sorry to hear about your loss.

[prestige cleaners]

this might be worth getting - a laptop safe

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0012344NI/ref=asc_df_B0012344NI1661589?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B0012344NI

[chopsie]

does wc pro not have a back up facility like george? why buy external hard drives, memory sticks etc 

[LWC]

Cause it does, you backup it up on computer.

[Crystal-clear]

were talking over 150k worth of work and 20k worth debt honestly i have no chance.....what a n0b i am no f.in back up aaaarrrgggghhhh

My goodness Ronnie i wish you all the best you can do it.