Date: October 30 2020 10:03 PM Title: Playing Games
I almost wonder if you did it on purpose to role-play with reviewers calling you names ;=)
But anyway, if you're on a smartphone, the easiest solution is simply to post the story on TWO websites, say eg here and on giantesscity; to screw up both of them you would basically need to do it on purpose.
And DO ask the admins if there's anything they can do!
Author's Response:
I've sent them an email. Thank you for the advice! As for doing this on purpose, I would never. The bame calling is well-deserved.
[Report This]Date: October 30 2020 3:33 PM Title: Playing Games
Awesome chapter - quick test: how many readers saved a copy? :D
But seriously, before you go on r/roastme, try asking the admins if it's possible to undo the deletion or retrieve it from a snapshot or something.
And don't you even think you can stop writing this story if Terms&Conditions is recovered! Recovering the story would be a clear attempt to stop those fine ladies (I love Natalie, but her mom even more) from having the fun they deserve.
Anyway, other than keeping a copy on your computer (I won't say "keep backups" because almost nobody does), try if you can to enable snapshots; if your OS supports ZFS/BTRFS it's super easy, on mac it should also be easy, on windows there seems to be something called shadow copy that I've never tried.
While a snapshot is not a backup - it will do nothing if your computer is stolen, takes fire etc - it's basically a local copy that is MUCH faster than a backup (on cow filesystems it takes a tiny fraction of a second), it works as insurance for, well, cases like this, and most importantly it can be automated ("computer - take a snapshot every hour without me having to tell you").
If you're using a smartphone you're on your own.
Author's Response:
I am using a smartphone. Breaking my roleplay here... I keep my stories confidential, and don't normally save versions to keep them out of my family's sight.