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The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Isn't Enough: How I Protect 10 Years of Client Work From a Single Point of Failure
Business & Workflow

The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Isn't Enough: How I Protect 10 Years of Client Work From a Single Point of Failure

My twins were seven years old when they figured out how to use my editing workstation. I walked back into my office one afternoon to find them proudly showing each other something on the screen, and my stomach dropped when I saw the folder they’d been clicking through. A full set of client proofs, 340 selects from a corporate headshot session, gone. Dragged to the trash and emptied, with that cheerful little crunching sound macOS makes.

The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Isn't Enough Anymore: A Working Photographer's Real Workflow
Business & Workflow

The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Isn't Enough Anymore: A Working Photographer's Real Workflow

My twins are nine years old. A few months ago, one of them got curious about my editing machine while I was making coffee. By the time I got back to my desk, a folder of client proofs, about 340 JPEGs destined for a corporate headshot delivery the next morning, was sitting in the Trash. Emptied. Gone from the primary drive. I had them restored from a local backup in 90 seconds.