And they were trying to correct their priorities by looking into the source control features, so I don't see how that's anything other than victim blaming for them not doing it sooner.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 hours ago

I would argue that it's common sense to at least make a point in time copy, to... IDK, a USB drive? Before trying to implement a new source/control system.

Just plug in an external drive, or a thumb drive, copy/paste, unplug it, then proceed with testing.

I don't see how anyone who values their time and effort could do any less.

As for the files, undelete is a thing, and it shouldn't be hard to do.

[–] TheNSFWConnoisseur@lemmynsfw.com 25 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

having 5000 backups of 0 files is also kinda pointless.

[–] Reil@beehaw.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, those are novice numbers. I have infinite backups of my 0 files!

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You have to lose it all to know what matters (speaking from experience 😭)

[–] Vanshaj@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

I once lost three hours of work early on during my learning, not much that I lost but it was a moment when I learnt a lesson. Never lost work after that ever.