About 2 weeks ago I accidently erased every photo I had on my camera. Normally this would not be a bad idea because every couple days I empty my photos into my computer however for over a month I had left my usb cord at a friends and didn't have the means to upload. I lost a few hundred pictures including photos that in no way can be retaken. Some of them were absolutely brilliant and I was so proud at how well my photography was coming along and boom...I delete everything. I now have to go work on some new photos and see how it goes.