Actually I haven't lost everything due to my OS in ages. However, this recent bout with the computer is based on my decision to get NTFS back on my hard drives. I had reverted back to FAT32 only in an attempt to get one of my favorite Poser-related utilities to work better. It didn't do any good. So now I've decided to wipe the drives, and reinstall everything with NTFS. The good news is that I may be away from Renderosity for a day or so.