Thanks for the kind words, Wildbill, and I know exactly what you mean about the maps (especially navigating Kutomina Palace and Dark's Fortress (which isn't done yet, but will be soon)). Another reason it took so long is that I've been quite busy with work. Construction work has picked up, so that leaves me with less free time, which, in turn, means less time to devote to projects like this. Oh, well...it'll all get done, in due time.
Windows 10. Yeah, it wasn't that long ago I remember reading how, seemingly every other Windows 10 update, would 'break' something in the OS. That didn't really build much confidence, going in, but I have installed Win10 for other family members (and none of them have reported any issues whatsoever). From what I've seen so far, Windows 10 seems quite stable, and the bad reputation it has in some circles seems undeserved. Also, several games have been releasing lately which require Windows 10 to run (that is, they won't run properly, or at all, under Windows 7, so that's another reason to finally upgrade).
@taskforce: Yeah, you're probably right. It's easy to get paranoid, especially after such a close call with my main hard drive. For now, I'll fall back on my "4 year" plan and just keep an eye on my SSD. I'll still probably make a backup a little later, as it's something I've neglected (granted, I've never needed it, but you know what they say about hindsight being 20/20...) Oh, and thanks for the Crystaldiskinfo tip, as well. I didn't know about that, so I'll definitely download it and check it out. Just out of curiosity, I checked to see whether my SSD (Western Digital Blue 3D NAND) used TLC or MLC, and you were right: it uses TLC. I was so impressed, initially, with its performance that I debated whether I should replace my D: and E: mechanical HD's with SSD's as well, but decided against it (if I were going to upgrade the old HD's, I'd at least want 4 TB SSD's, but it's hard to justify the price for an SSD, of that capacity, when I can get a mechanical HD at TWICE the capacity for the same price). Prices have come down into the 'reasonable' price range, though, so it's probably just a matter of time that the larger capacity SSD's will drop in price as well.
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