This may be a long shot, but any nearby electronics that could be causing interference? Like weirdly, I found my router caused my old rig to crash occasionally. Also, check your motherboard for any signs of physical damage, sometimes a microscopic fissure or a solder problem can do the darndest …

Ahhh, the classic cafe au laptop disaster. Been there, suffered that. It's the painful part of being in tech; there are always moments of data loss. Our work is ethereal, save for backups. Which we always forget or think we won't need - Murphy's Law always strikes when we ignore …