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My laptop died on September 29; it would no longer turn on or charge the battery. Some friends said that maybe I need a new charger or new battery, so I tried Best Buy, only to learn that my computer is so obsolete, they don't sell those parts anymore. So I went to eBay, where I could find the exact parts. Meanwhile a week went by, and I tried to open my emergency MacBook Pro, but couldn't find the charger slot. It's a MagSafe, so the slot looked like a weird USB slot, and it didn't have the circle that I was looking for. I thought I had the wrong power cord. Finally I got it plugged in and running, though it's out of date too. Can't upgrade past MacOS Catalina.

So I've been doing without my main computer for almost 3 weeks and unable to access my most important files. I did have a backup to the cloud, but only up to May. I'm trying to figure out if I can access the laptop hard drive another way to get my files from the summer.

I bought a super-cheap refurbished Windows computer that's more up to date. It was an Acer, and they hid the power button on the big black V at the top, but you can't see the Power symbol when it's not on and lighted. So stupid to not even include a manual with a diagram saying "here it is! Here's the power button. Sorry it's invisible." Anyway, I was able to download my files from the cloud, but I'm still working on the data recovery.

Meanwhile I tried to do other things with my time, like some sewing projects I put off. Tried reading too and listening to podcasts on my phone. But I still went through withdrawal not having my chronology documents. Plus I've had a cold due to the cooler weather lately. Sure I want the summer heat to go away, but I get cold easily. Well, early voting has started, and there's Halloween to look forward to also.