Never rely on any subscription based service for any data that is important. Never use data formats that lock you in. Especially not online services without (automatic) export options.
Keep a copy (cloud) and a backup (offline) for all you own data.
Keep a copy (cloud) and a backup (offline) for all you own data.
1. kernel update on pre-release OS did something weird to the usb driver
2. heavily corrupted disk enters device hardware into lock-out
3. Pull ISO snapshot, and reinstall OS bare bone SSH install in Qemu session
4. verify OS working in VM
5. install new OS USB device in PC, boot once, and watch the kernel bug nuke the drive again
6. Boot from last weeks backup boot disk image, and watch the kernel bug nuke the drive again
7. install old kernel OS, and verify it was not a hardware failure
8. Remember to Backup, FOSS can byte hard when and not if things go sideways.
Best regards =3
hardcopy and offline copy(ies) is the only way, if one is able to maintain it in a disciplined way
I think it’s very reasonable to assume cloud services don’t need to be backed up, because many of them are based on extremely reliable technologies.
Obviously mistakes like this can happen, and if they’d had a backup OP would be better off.
But I can’t help but think that there’s a lot of shadenfreude here from people who dislike AI at seeing somebody suffer for having a strong reliance on it.
GDPR gives the right to data portability.
https://gdpr-info.eu/art-20-gdpr/
Any _legitimate_ organisation following the GDPR will allow export of your data; and you shouldn't be stupid enough to trust sensitive or valuable data with some dodgy organisation that doesn't follow the GDPR.
Obviously this doesn't alleviate the need for proper offline backups of your own valuable data!