That random file I deleted thinking it was junk took 3 days to rebuild

I accidentally trashed a config file I thought was leftover garbage, and it took me 72 hours to piece back together what it did from old backups and forum posts. Anyone else ever nuke a tiny file that turns out to be the backbone of your whole workflow?

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the_linda1mo ago

Wait, isn't that more on you for not having proper backups though?

smith.anna1mo ago

Oh man, tell me about it! I once lost a whole month of photos because my cloud storage ran out.

jamesf411mo ago

Yeah and honestly it's totally on me too, but I still get mad at myself every time I think about it. I backed up my phone to my computer one time, but then my hard drive died literally two days later. Lost like three years of photos, including a bunch from when my daughter took her first steps and all that stuff. The cloud thing is just so easy to forget about until it's too late, you know? I keep telling myself I'll set up a better system but then life gets in the way and here I am again.