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Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:58 pm
by Elecdrum
Over the past two days my system which is awubi installed Ubuntu setup has been totally corrupted.
Unfortunately my keys for the upcoming game are on there.
I have the unique PayPal transaction number so would it be possible to re-send the keys?
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:14 pm
by Mameluk
I don't see how hardware crash would lose a key that is not even saved on your hard drive. If you pre-ordered the game directly from Almost Human, you should still have your key on the unique Humble URL.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:29 pm
by Sol_HSA
...which is probably in an email stored on the computer, I'd assume.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:07 pm
by Mameluk
But isn't the email stored on the providers servers, which is accessible from any location as long as you have an internet connection, unless you go to the lengths to save the email on your hard drive and delete the mail from your email account. Why would anyone do that?
Confusing. The OP should elaborate a bit more. Please?
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:10 pm
by Sol_HSA
Never underestimate what the Linux users are ready to do.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:18 pm
by antti
I sent a PM to you, Elecdrum.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:20 pm
by Lex
Mameluk wrote:But isn't the email stored on the providers servers, which is accessible from any location as long as you have an internet connection, unless you go to the lengths to save the email on your hard drive and delete the mail from your email account. Why would anyone do that?
Confusing. The OP should elaborate a bit more. Please?
If you are using some email client like Thunderbird or Pegasus Mail then in most cases all your mails are downloaded from server and stored on your computer.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:02 am
by Mameluk
Never, ever in my life have I used such things.
Certainly, that would explain this dilemma oddly well. I should've known better.
Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:08 am
by cokebottle
Mameluk wrote:Never, ever in my life have I used such things.
You've never used a POP3 email client?

Re: Hardware crash loses keys
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:45 am
by Crashbanito
Mac OSX, most Linux distros, and smart phones/tablets have some type of native mail program installed by default and they can be quite handy.
Most Windows users don't use those things, however. Windows does have their Live Mail thing, but I find it to be slow and not really worth the effort much like almost everyone else.