• nintendiator@feddit.cl
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    9 months ago

    In fact, files end up corrupted,

    Backup often and check the backups.

    data is improperly transferred

    Backup often.

    hard drives fail

    Backup often.

    formats change

    Use an open format. For extra sure, make sure it doesn’t carry DRM.

    work simply vanishes.

    Uuuuh don’t be corrupt?

    Like, really, it’s not like one’s asking too much.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      work simply vanishes.

      Uuuuh don’t be corrupt?

      Some of that could also be incompetence.

      • ilega_dh@feddit.nl
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        9 months ago

        What was it again? “Don’t attribute to malice when it can be attributed to stupidity” something something?

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      9 months ago

      Some executive somewhere:

      In fact, files end up corrupted,

      Backup often and check the backups.

      That costs $

      data is improperly transferred

      Backup often.

      That costs $

      hard drives fail

      Backup often.

      That costs $

      formats change

      Use an open format. For extra sure, make sure it doesn’t carry DRM.

      That costs $ (Probably, I’d ask IT but we laid them off as a cost reduction so meh )

      work simply vanishes.

      Uuuuh don’t be corrupt?

      That costs $