just reading all this cuz I'm new to video editing and now I'm scared... gonna save everything a million times now 😨

Crashes are the digital artist's bane! It's like building a sandcastle too close to the waves. But, here's a tip—if you're using non-linear editing software, some of them keep autosave vaults hidden deep in the system folders, separate from your project files. If you haven’t emptied your trash or temp files, there might be something there. For next time, consider a RAID setup too; it's an investment but worth it for peace of mind.

lmao should've saved ur work dude, ever heard of ctrl+s? Next time make a clay sculpture, can’t crash, problem solved HAHAHA.

Have you tried booting into safe mode and checking for shadow copies or previous file versions? Sometimes those exist even if the main backup gets rekt. Might not get everything back, but it could be worth a shot.

oh no, that's just the worst feeling 😢 I hope you manage to recreate your edits or maybe even come up with something better? Sending you good vibes!

Software crashes are the worst! But, hey, there may be hope yet. Have you tried using file recovery tools? Sometimes they can retrieve something salvageable out of corrupted files. Also consider looking into software forums or support; they might have specific tricks for recovery. For prevention, always keep multiple backups, on both a local hard drive and a cloud service. And remember, autosave intervals are your friend. Good luck, hope you manage to salvage something.

That's rough, buddy. Been there, lost a week’s worth of coding one time cos of a power surge. Might be too late now but for the future, maybe try incremental backups or using cloud autosave if ur software supports it. Sometimes u just gotta learn the data loss lesson the hard way :/