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minus-squareLengAwaits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 minutes agohttps://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ This person lost 3 months of work because they couldn’t be assed to backup their data despite having three months to do so. Never trust an OS, or a piece of software, to protect you. Protect yourself.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·6 hours ago3 backups: 2 different places/media on-site 1 off-site
minus-squarewrekone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoWhat about 2 offsite and 1 onsite? That’s been my approach, mostly due to storage limitations onsite.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agotechnically isn’t a vcs supposed to be one of those different places?
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoYes, but the OP went 3 months without it and then messed up during setup
Go on…
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
This person lost 3 months of work because they couldn’t be assed to backup their data despite having three months to do so.
Never trust an OS, or a piece of software, to protect you. Protect yourself.
3 backups: 2 different places/media on-site 1 off-site
What about 2 offsite and 1 onsite? That’s been my approach, mostly due to storage limitations onsite.
technically isn’t a vcs supposed to be one of those different places?
Yes, but the OP went 3 months without it and then messed up during setup