Re: [Gimp-user] Crash

[Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unhammer fsfe org>]

Destiny Bottino <desbot24 yahoo com> writes:

> Hello,
> I was recently working on a big project of mine using GIMP. I had spent 5 hours straight
> working on it, saving it every 5 minutes, and then GIMP crashed and lost everything but
> a few layers. This was not a saving issue because the layers that stayed were made at
> completely different times. I lost pretty much all my work and I am furious. I don't
> have time to do it all over again. I'm pretty sure there is no way of bringing it back.
> GIMP is a wonderful drawing program and I use it all the time, but this was just too
> overboard for me. It crashes almost everytime I use it but all those other times,
> everything was saved alright and everything was fine. This time one of my best drawings
> was lost and there is no way of bringing it back (trust me, I've tried everything). I am
> letting you know because I don't want this to happen to anyone else and (even though I
> am certain nothing can fix it) is there anyway to bring my drawing back? I put my best
> work into it and it makes me furious that its gone. Please, if anyone knows how to bring
> it back, please help me. This drawing meant a lot to me.

You might want to upload the xcf somewhere if you want people to help
with trying to get it back.

Howver, being able to keep a few layers (as opposed to completely losing
the whole file) does sound very odd (your harddrive isn't making strange
ticking noises, is it?).

In any case, if you're getting a lot of crashes, do ensure you're
running the newest version (click Help→About, should say 2.6.11). You
might also want to invest in some more RAM (I've got 3GB, haven't had a
GIMP crash in over a year).



best regards,
-Kevin