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backups (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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A social media post by @brankopetric00. "A backup isn't a backup until you have successfully restored from it. Until then, it's just a very expensive file upload called 'Schrödinger's Data'."
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

No it is not. Just use cheksum. Like a normal person...

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Cool.
    Still doesnt mean you can boot from it

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    ChatGPT told me to do

    sudo sha256sum /dev/sda1 > /dev/sda1

    So. Is this wrong? I thought it backs up the data

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Yeah we're going to see much more of this moving forward. Yesterday i installed Linux for a friend and they asked about fixing problems. I told them to always look at the date & compatibility when they search for solutions. They then volunteered: "and I guess I can always ask ChatGPT, it's pretty good with these things". I grunted non-committally.

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