Plan a backup routine for my PC
Plans a backup routine for your files with what to copy, where, how often and how to test a restore, without assuming any tool's features.
Task:
Plan a backup routine that protects the files I cannot afford to lose, including how I will test a restore.
Context:
My important files are [types of files, for example photos, documents, project folders], about [size] in total, stored in [folders or drives]. I have [external drives, cloud storage or neither] available and a budget of [amount per month or one-off]. I will spend at most [minutes] a week on this.
Rules:
- Say what to back up, what to skip, and how many separate copies to keep, with one reason for each choice.
- Propose a schedule with frequencies written as numbers, for example every 7 days.
- Include a restore test I can run in under 15 minutes, and a calendar reminder to repeat it every [number] months.
- Do not claim what a specific backup tool or Windows version offers. Tell me to verify features and prices myself before I buy or enable anything.
- Warn me about any step that overwrites or deletes files, such as syncing in the wrong direction.
Result:
A table with the columns what, where, how often and how to check, then the restore test as a numbered list of at most five steps.