The Backup Paradox

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The Backup Paradox

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The classic IT horror story in four panels! First, the dreaded "Server has crashed" announcement. Then comes the panicked "Where is backup?" question that every sysadmin fears. Finally, the soul-crushing realization: "On the server."

It's that moment when you realize your brilliant disaster recovery plan has a single point of failure—storing your backups on the very thing that just died. Like keeping your spare car key locked inside your car. Pure genius!

And now, instead of a quick restore, you're facing the digital equivalent of archaeological excavation. Hope you remember those incantations from "Advanced Data Recovery Rituals 101"!

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