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Derek Devicemanager @IT_unhinged - Someone from Finance just asked me to recover a file they deleted "by accident."
I checked the trash. Not there.
I checked the backup. Found it. Restored it in 2 minutes.
But I didn't tell them that.
I said, "Let me see what I can do. This might take a while since the file was permanently deleted. I'll need to check our backup archives."
Then I went to the break room, got coffee, scrolled through my phone for 20 minutes.
Came back and sent them the file with: "Got lucky - found it in a backup snapshot from last night. Anything older would have been much harder to retrieve."
They replied: "You're a lifesaver! Thank you so much!"
Here's why I do this:
If people think file recovery is quick and easy, they'll be careless. They'll delete things and just assume I can magic them back.
But if they think I had to dig through archives and got "lucky," they'll be more careful next time.
Plus, now I look like a hero instead of someone who just clicked "restore."
https://x.com/IT_unhinged/status/2008321113193865516

Desiree @DesireeAmerica4 - Video: Omar Moreno, a 53-year-old with a rap sheet longer than your arm, hijacked a massive military-style truck and treated the Eastex Freeway like a demolition derby in Houston.
This waa a 75-minute assault that left 10 innocent families with wrecked cars.