# Back up my photos and important files so I never lose them

A simple backup setup for your phone and computer, with a cloud plus offline copy, and a test to prove it works.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Design, Finance, Plan, Brainstorm, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/back-up-my-photos-and-important-files-so-i-never-lose-them

## Prompt

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Help me set up a reliable backup for my photos and important files.

**Devices:** [e.g. iPhone, Android phone, Windows laptop, Mac, tablet]
**What I want to protect:** [e.g. family photos and videos, scanned documents, tax records, writing, music]
**Roughly how much:** [e.g. 5,000 photos, or the storage used on each device]
**What I do now:** [e.g. nothing, some photos in the cloud, an old USB drive]
**Budget:** [e.g. free only, a few dollars a month, one-time purchase OK]
**Comfort with tech:** [low / medium / high]

Give me:
1. A simple backup plan based on the 3-2-1 idea, explained in plain words: three copies, on two different kinds of storage, one kept somewhere else.
2. Options that fit my devices and budget: built-in cloud backup, other cloud services, an external drive. Give honest pros and cons, and mark prices [CHECK CURRENT PRICE].
3. Step-by-step setup for my main device, marking menu paths [CHECK ON MY DEVICE].
4. How to make sure backups happen automatically, and how to check that they're working.
5. A test: how to restore one photo and one file so I know I can get them back.
6. Privacy tips: turning on two-step verification for my cloud account, and what to do before selling or giving away an old device.
7. A reminder schedule: what to check monthly and yearly.

Keep steps short and in plain language. Warn me about common traps, like thinking syncing is the same as backup (deleting a file can delete it everywhere).
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. iPhone, Android phone, Windows laptop, Mac, tablet
- e.g. 5,000 photos, or the storage used on each device
- e.g. nothing, some photos in the cloud, an old USB drive
- e.g. free only, a few dollars a month, one-time purchase OK
- low / medium / high
- CHECK CURRENT PRICE
- CHECK ON MY DEVICE

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