• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 year ago

          Depends on the kind of backup really

          Just a folder full of duplicate files? Try to open them.

          Having a drive image you can restore from? Take an extra drive and try to “restore” the contents of your backup onto it. You use the extra drive because if you just use your primary drive you may brick yourself.

          There’s definitely types of backups I’m not covering here but you should do research into the type of backups you want to use and the restoration process, and basically try the restoration process intermittently.

  • funky-rodent [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Not a massive expense. Turned 500 € into 250€. Learned a lesson nonetheless.

    I followed the GameStop (GME) hype to late and halfed my money in 4 easy steps. Follow and don’t repeat.

    • invest (feel like robin hood … hehe)
    • panic (notice why I shouldn’t daytrade and why I was in therapy
    • withdraw my money at an awesome 2:1 ratio
    • not fall for internet hype that quicky again and delete my invest account