Hard drive was good. Normally it's the CPU going belly up and your files and such are retrievable. Purchased a connections - compatible with my particular HDD enclosure and hooked it up to an older computer. It recognized the drive and I put it through a scan for viruses, malware, and such. it saw 6-7 "trojans" and 1 possibly evil file. Got them killed and marched on. Copied the files and photos I wanted and saved them to a large flash drive. Installed those on the new laptop. Happy camper.
Note: Speaking of Google. I have multipe Google Nest outdoor cameras. I use their Nest Aware Plus for history and all that. It was time for my annual renewal. I had disable autopay. I purchased (now 200.00 annual) and didn't have it. Worked my butt off troubleshooting. Nothing. Cameras worked but without Aware or Aware Plus, you basically have only real-time monitoring. Contacted Nexus. They told me since it was purchased through the Google Play Store, They were the only ones who could handle it. No way in hell could I communivate with them. Went back to Nest and they told me I didn't have Aware Plus or the basic Aware.
Told them they were crazy. Long story short. I had created a seperate Google account for those cameras when I purchased them. When I purchased Aware Plus the other day, I was in my primary Google account, therefore, It didn't apply to the cameras. Using common sense, I asked if they couldn't just switch my account over, etc. They replied once again that was only a call made by Google Play. They had their phone number but would not give it to me. They would act as a go between and assured me it'd be remedied. Nope, a few days later, I get an email telling me to pound sand. Their excuse is epic. I was told since I purchased Aware Plus in 2024, too much time had elapsed. You read this right.
The 2024 purchase was my initial upgrade from Aware to Aware Plus, It's an annual subscription. My mistake was made only days ago. So I'm stuck with a 200.00 purchase of which does me no good. On this one, not a happy camper. Considering going with another brand during the Black Friday days.
Note: Speaking of Google. I have multipe Google Nest outdoor cameras. I use their Nest Aware Plus for history and all that. It was time for my annual renewal. I had disable autopay. I purchased (now 200.00 annual) and didn't have it. Worked my butt off troubleshooting. Nothing. Cameras worked but without Aware or Aware Plus, you basically have only real-time monitoring. Contacted Nexus. They told me since it was purchased through the Google Play Store, They were the only ones who could handle it. No way in hell could I communivate with them. Went back to Nest and they told me I didn't have Aware Plus or the basic Aware.
Told them they were crazy. Long story short. I had created a seperate Google account for those cameras when I purchased them. When I purchased Aware Plus the other day, I was in my primary Google account, therefore, It didn't apply to the cameras. Using common sense, I asked if they couldn't just switch my account over, etc. They replied once again that was only a call made by Google Play. They had their phone number but would not give it to me. They would act as a go between and assured me it'd be remedied. Nope, a few days later, I get an email telling me to pound sand. Their excuse is epic. I was told since I purchased Aware Plus in 2024, too much time had elapsed. You read this right.
The 2024 purchase was my initial upgrade from Aware to Aware Plus, It's an annual subscription. My mistake was made only days ago. So I'm stuck with a 200.00 purchase of which does me no good. On this one, not a happy camper. Considering going with another brand during the Black Friday days.
