Hey everyone! I'm having a bit of a tough time here with my work Azure VM. Just this week, I found out I couldn't connect, and after reaching out to IT, they informed me that the VM bluescreened and there's no chance of recovering any data. I'm honestly shocked that something like this could happen with a cloud VM. Has anyone experienced this before? Is there any possibility of recovering lost data? I'd really appreciate any insights or advice!
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Remember, there’s nothing magical about cloud VMs—they run on the same software as local machines. If you placed your data on non-persistent storage, it might be lost. If the data was saved on disk and you have appropriate permissions, you might be able to download the VHD and recover your files. Just check if your IT team set up backups!
Also, definitely check where your data was being stored. If it was just in RAM or on ephemeral storage, that’s a recipe for losing everything on a crash. Better safe than sorry—set up proper backups moving forward!
It's a tough situation, for sure. Unfortunately, if you didn’t save your data before the blue screen, it’s likely gone. Cloud VMs can crash just like any physical hardware. It’s always a good practice to have backups, especially when dealing with critical data.
Yeah, I totally get it. It's always a reminder that even in the cloud, things can go wrong!
They really should have. Backups are essential for this stuff!