Please read: officially lost all of my files.
Added 2020-07-21 17:28:24 +0000 UTCHello everyone... you may have read my previous update ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/39481199 ) regarding a disaster with OneDrive, and the subsequent loss of all of my working files. My last update was I was bringing my laptop to a technician to get some professional help.
All useless. The files are forever gone.
I know this is gonna be a long read, but please bear with me, especially if you're a commissioner or patron; it's extremely important.
(I'm also linking a couple corrupted files at the end, in the hope someone can miraculously fix them)
The files I've lost are all .sai and .psd, including commissions, hundreds of concepts for future preposes and adopts, lots of fanart (including scenes from personal rps dear to me), tons of personal art and designs, all of my comic work, and even bases I had purchased from other artists. A total of 1000+ files.
The final images (.jpg and .png) are safe as far I can tell, at exception of those saved within the last 24-48h from the accident. (edit: nope...it seems I have lost half them too...yay c,: ) The P2U bases I've released so far are also safe, as they are on Dropbox (personal bases like the Baroquerie or Seraphic Bunny bases, however, are not).
So...given the situation, this is the plan: please allow me a few days to cope with this and organize myself. I know there are people out there dealing with worse losses, like all of their belongings in house fires or natural disasters (I've lost my father last year. I know how it feels a real loss.), but please understand I still need this. It's the work of almost a decade I've lost, and I know that due to my memory issues most of it is 100% gone and I'll never recover some designs or ideas. In these days, I'll also save any WIP that may be around I have, be it from my Patreon or shared with friends...hopefully I'll recover some sketches/ideas that way. It'll be probably just a few, but better than nothing...
Afterwards, I'm probably going to post an art slave auction, starting this Friday and ending on Sunday, to be an art slave for a week (the entirety of next week; SB is going to probs be €400-500). That way I can work on something fresh to keep my mind off, and get some much needed cash to cover the refunds I'll have to give.
Speaking of refunds...to my commissioners: I'll 100% have to refund anyone who had a commission in progress with me (unless a sketch WIP can be found, and the progress was no more than the sketch itself). No exceptions. I'm sorry, but if I had already started lining/coloring your commission, I don't have the mental and physical energy to start it all over...I'd really rather just refund you. I'm so sorry.
Right off the top of my head, commissioners I'm sure will have to be refunded are Cici88, TialaSakura/Leafestia, and DragonLordT. There'll be definitely more, but I need to check my list, and if any wips are salvageable first.
For those who are waiting on YCHs: they'll be most likely be completed, even if it'll take much longer. I still have the old sale previews in my galleries, so I can save them and trace over them to get the YCH bases back. In case I'm unable, you'll be refunded.
To those with which I had agreed to art trade in the recent journal: if you're still up for it, I still am! I honestly need something less stressful to work on after this, and getting some pretty art in return will heal my heart a bit ♥
About my comic, Moon's Other Side: it's officially discontinued until further notice. I have lost all of my files about it, including the storyboards of chapters 2 and 3, and lots of character designs, concepts and doodles. I feel very depressed just thinking about it, so it'll be discontinued until I have the energy to start all over with it.
Last but not least, to my $20+ patrons: I had mentioned in a recent update ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-read-may-39354751 ) I was probably going to delete the $20/27/50 tiers at the end of August, so that in September there'd be no more art reward tiers. I'm truly sorry for the little notice, but given the current situation I'm going to delete the tiers at the end of this month instead, so that those tiers WON'T be active anymore in August. I just can't handle them right now, I'm sorry....
Please do unpledge or downpledge before August, or you'll be charged for a non-existent tier! ;w; However, for $3+ patrons I'll open exclusive patron-only commissions every month at least (and every week at most), slightly discounted from regular prices, so you'll still be able to snag art every month if you wish!
If you had chosen to stack this month, you can choose to either change idea and claim right now your monthly art, or you can pay the difference ($20 or $50) through Paypal to get the same reward as a stacked one!
And...I think that's all about the announcements I had to give to the public.
I'm still keeping the corrupted .sai and .psd files around, in case the can magically be restored some day, so...if anyone wants to tinker with them, feel absolutely free to. I'll be forever in your debt if you manage to save them ;w; (even if they're wonky/glitchy, as long as the art is recognizable it would save a lot of my ideas/sketches...)
Here's one, an in-work YCH slot for Shimoko (from this YCH: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36818897/ )
https://sta.sh/0cichipgvkn (thanks to Jaki for already tinkering some with it!! You're a sweetheart ;w; )
And this is a simpler file, should be a single layer with an idea for a future base:
https://sta.sh/01ab1upyq6zd
Thank you SO much for reading all of this...it was really uplifting reading all of your supportive comments, even if I couldn't reply to everyone, but I've read them all, tried all of your advices, and the helped me a lot staying positive ♥
My apologies in advance if I'm going to be silent/gloomy for a while...but I'll be back stronger than before, also thanks to you ♥ Bless you all ♥♥♥
Comments
Oh no. :( What a shame.
Bree Bones
2021-02-27 18:50:20 +0000 UTCI'm so sorry to hear this happened to you! Take all the time you need - you have my continued support and the best wishes!!
DuckRoulette
2020-07-23 05:17:04 +0000 UTCWeird error. Definitely can't make sense of that, but such an under lock and key format also doesn't really allow for more investigation. Ah well, but nice that you were at least able to try SAI 2.
XorUnison
2020-07-23 02:35:29 +0000 UTCHey Desi. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of files. I get how hard that can be. If there's anything I can help with even if it's just maybe flat coloring some stuff for you so you can work on resketching and lining, let me know! You got this sweetie! Take your time, pace yourself. I wouldn't suggest art slaving yourself just because that can be so much more stress on you, but if you do it just be sure to take it a day at a time and don't let it overwhelm you, lovely.
KurosuAi
2020-07-22 20:07:50 +0000 UTCI can confirm the files do not work in SAI 2 sadly, it comes up as an error to even open the folder the file is in.
Neoukan
2020-07-22 19:38:39 +0000 UTCI had a peak around but I'm honestly unfamiliar with SAI. Apparently SAI v1.2.5 anything past that is almost impossible to recover, unsure for PSD but I can keep looking! If you can link some PSD I can attempt to look into those and see if I can help, I'm so sorry this happened to you ;m; This is the most heartbreaking thing an artist can suffer from, I know you said it's not as real a loss as most things in the world, but you're still entirely valid, this is a real loss. I hope you can recover your files dear, and if you need any bases from certain creators I can help out if I own them too ^^/ Take care and take all the time you need!
Lunathyst
2020-07-22 17:45:20 +0000 UTCI only see 2 .SAI sta.sh links there, but .SAI is a completely proprietery format, to the point that Paint Tool SAI is seemingly literally the only program that can even try opening such files, and what with the trial version of it not even being able to try and open files... yeah. Might be nice for someone to use Paint Tool SAI 2 to try and open them, since a cursory look at the data didn't look overtly corrupted but I don't have much hopes. Can you maybe provide one or two .PSD files to tinker with? Unlike .SAI, .PSD is well documented and it's structure public, so the chance of those being recoverable is way higher in my estimation.
XorUnison
2020-07-22 13:16:34 +0000 UTCI'm really sorry to have heard that your files have been lost. But I'm also glad to see you have a plan to keep pushing forward, much like a Phoenix being reborn, stronger than ever. You know you still have my support and the support of others. ^^ (Also hope you see my gift to you soon if you haven't already)
Pilot231X
2020-07-21 19:29:23 +0000 UTCI wish I could ever get Stash files to download. Ever since DA updated, I've not been able to download files from Stash and always get an "Oops! The page you wanted to visit doesn't exist!", even though it shows there is indeed a file there." I want to be able to try and help, but I have no access to Stash. Would you be able to provide one of those files on DropBox so I can attempt to open it with a few other art programs I have?
EriJeann
2020-07-21 19:14:16 +0000 UTCWhere are the corrupted files? I might know some people who can recover them but they need to see the files. (They asked me to send to them)
Bunitty
2020-07-21 19:01:44 +0000 UTCOh my gosh honey I’m so sorry - I was hoping for the best for you too. please, do whatever you need to do to feel better / be at a better place mentally. I’m here for you and will support you no matter what ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
timahina
2020-07-21 17:55:16 +0000 UTCAre you still doing july rewards (no rush about it btw)? Also, let me know which P2U bases you bought from which artist. I have bought a few p2u myself so if you can give me proof of purchase, I'm sure it'd be fine to transfer you the base files ;n; I can't help much more and I'm so sorry you've lost all of this. I know the feeling, it happened to me two years ago, and I lost 3 book wips (one of which was at 42k word already. Now I save everything in drive and computer to avoid this kind of problem :( )
Videcoeur
2020-07-21 17:54:44 +0000 UTCThis was quite a hard read to get through. I'm sorry the tech help was not able to fix the files and get them back to how they were. =\ Take however much time you need there, Desi. You are always welcome to poke me here, Discord, FA, anywhere that is needed if there is anything I can do. I may have some Commission sketch WIP's still lying around if they would help. But no rush in having me send them, when you are ready to have me give them to you then by all means let me know.~
Timothy Conmy
2020-07-21 17:51:51 +0000 UTCPlease take as much time as you need to sort yourself out. My heart goes out to you. You have been working so hard. You have my continued support and well wishes.
Lilith Pheles
2020-07-21 17:33:50 +0000 UTC