Why it pays to run multiple operation systems
Me: Hey, where are all the pictures that I took with my Nikon camera? They should be in a folder called "Nikon Photos."
Mac: I see no folder called "Nikon Folder."
Me: Archive?
Archive: A folder named what now?
Me: Nikon Folder.
Archive: And a Nikon is what? Some sort of fish? You're looking for sushi?
Mac: Okay, I'm done with all the files I can see.
Me: Fine. I'm going to hook the Archive back up to the PC, and then I'm going to run a file recovery program on it.
Archive: Hey, you don't want to do that.
Me: Oh, I think I do.
File Recovery Program: Hey there. What's up?
Me: I'm looking for some lost pictures on my Archive drive. Taken with a Nikon camera.
File Recovery Program: Huh. Well, I've see about 9,800 of them right here. Sort of hidden, like.
Me: Indeed.
File Recovery Program: If I didn't know better, I'd think someone was trying to sneak off with them. Secretly.
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