Heads up: almost deleted my whole comet shoot by mistake

I was cleaning up old files on my laptop and nearly erased a folder with my latest comet photos. Didn't have a backup because I thought I'd moved them already. Had to dig through trash bins and luckily found most of them. Now I label everything clearly and backup right after each session. Trust me, you don't want to stress like I did.

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cameronpark17h ago

Ever try a cloud backup that runs automatically? I lost some edited photos once the same way. Now I have a drive that just copies new stuff by itself. That gut drop feeling is the worst.

the_eric15h ago

Two years back I set up Time Machine to an external drive for hourly copies, plus Backblaze for off-site. Had a drive fail last fall and just grabbed the files from the cloud. Took maybe ten minutes to restore everything. That setup means I never even think about it now, no panic at all.

wyattramirez14h ago

Man, @the_eric has the right idea. I spent a whole weekend trying to get my old backup drive to work and still lost some family photos from years ago. That feeling stays with you.