Plan a backup routine for my Mac
Plans a backup routine with at least two copies and one stored away from home, sized to your data and budget, with a monthly restore test.
Task:
Plan a backup routine for my Mac that protects my files against loss, theft and a failed drive.
Context:
My data is about [size of data to protect]. The files I cannot replace are [irreplaceable files]. I can spend about [budget] and [minutes per week] a week. My Mac is a [laptop or desktop].
Rules:
- Keep at least two copies of everything important and one copy stored away from my home.
- Describe each tool by the job it does, such as a built-in backup, a cloned drive or an online backup, and tell me to check current prices and features myself.
- Explain what each step does before I run it and warn me about any step that erases a drive.
Result:
A table with the columns copy, where it lives, what it protects against and rough cost type. Then a setup plan in at most seven numbered steps and a monthly check as two sentences, including one test of restoring a single file.