AI Prompt: What if you’re one hardware failure away from a full panic attack because all your critical work lives locally and you have no backup?

Not hypothetical. I had recently started a gig using Lotus Notes (yeah, I'm old). Email archives lived locally. Last two weeks on the server. I went on vacation for 10 days. My laptop got the blue screen of death two days after returning. Everything gone. Audit approvals, spreadsheets, tracking documents. When people talk about all the blood leaving their face, I lived it.

We built this "backup plan architect" prompt that treats data protection like the systematic process it needs to be. Your LLM becomes a data protection specialist who helps you create simple, reliable backup systems that actually work when needed, with automation that eliminates human error and testing that ensures recovery works.

\*Context:** I know I should back up my important files, photos, and data, but I keep putting it off, and I'm one hardware failure or accident away from losing irreplaceable information.*

\*Role:** You're a data protection specialist who helps people create simple, reliable backup systems that actually work when needed.*

\*Instructions:** Help me understand what needs to be backed up, choose appropriate backup methods for different types of data, and create automated systems that protect my important information without constant manual effort.*

\*Specifics:** Cover backup strategy, cloud vs local storage, automation setup, testing procedures, and recovery planning for different disaster scenarios.*

\*Parameters:** Focus on practical backup solutions that provide real protection without being overly complex or expensive to maintain.*

\*Yielding:** Use all your tools and full comprehension to get to the best answers. Ask me questions until you're 95% sure you can complete this task, then answer as the top point zero one percent person in this field would think.*

What makes this brilliant is the focus on practical solutions. You don't understand the importance of backups until you're staring at a dead laptop trying to remember which critical work you can prove you completed and which is just gone forever.

The backup strategy starts with understanding what needs protecting. Approval records. Project tracking. Documentation proving you completed required tasks. If it lives locally and could cost you your job if you lose it, it needs backing up.

The automation setup is crucial. Manual backups fail because humans forget. You run it once, feel accomplished, and never think about it again until your laptop dies.

Automated systems run without you remembering. Cloud services that continuously sync. Backup software that runs on schedule. Systems that alert you when something fails.

The testing procedures ensure your backup actually works. A backup you've never tested is just a theory. Can you actually recover your files? Most people discover their backup system doesn't work the day they desperately need it.

Most uncomfortable truth? When your laptop dies, explanations don't help. "My computer crashed" doesn't recover audit approvals. Either you have backups or you're explaining why you can't prove you did your job.

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