When to add version numbers: the four usual traps
If you have already tried when to add version numbers and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Three places for critical files: rhythm decides it
Advice on three places for critical files tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Choosing an external drive: one full walkthrough
Let us set the limits of choosing an external drive first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Encrypting cloud storage: start with the conclusion
Let us set the limits of encrypting cloud storage first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
How incremental backup works: judge, act, review
If you have already tried how incremental backup works and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Structuring a photo archive: judge, act, review
Most people do not fail at structuring a photo archive from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Storing video sensibly: the workable version
If you only read one paragraph, read this: storing video sensibly depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Scanning documents to archive: the workable version
Most people want scanning documents to archive to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Digitising contracts: the workable version
Put digitising contracts back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Verifying that backups work: one full walkthrough
Put verifying that backups work back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Running a restore drill: rhythm decides it
Most people do not fail at running a restore drill from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Sync is not backup: the four usual traps
If you have already tried sync is not backup and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Recovering deleted files: adapting to different settings
Most people want recovering deleted files to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Checking drive health: what to do first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: checking drive health depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Privacy in the cloud: how to do it concretely
Separate two things in privacy in the cloud: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…
A shared drive at home: how to do it concretely
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a shared drive at home depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Archiving versus deleting: from judgement to finish
If you only read one paragraph, read this: archiving versus deleting depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Handover documentation: what to do first
If you have already tried handover documentation and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: the workable version
Most people want a yearly tidy-up rhythm to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Naming conventions that scale: rhythm decides it
Most people want naming conventions that scale to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…