My big gallery show file corrupted an hour before the opening

I was at the downtown art space, setting up my digital projection piece for a group show. The main 4K video file, which I'd worked on for three months, just showed a black screen with an error code. I had a backup on a portable drive, but it was an older version missing the final color grade. I ended up running the older file, and the washed-out colors really bugged me all night. Has anyone else had a last-minute file disaster, and what's your backup plan now?

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veramartin6d ago

My friend had her whole photography portfolio drive fail right before a client meeting. She had cloud backups but the download took forever on the venue's bad wifi. Now she swears by having a current copy on her laptop, a portable drive, and the cloud, all at once.

allen.amy6d ago

That backup rule of three @veramartin mentioned is solid. I read a tech article calling it the 3-2-1 method, and it just makes sense for avoiding total panic. Your friend's story is exactly why people push for it.