Worked Examples

A copy succeeds, but recovery fails

The expected document has three lines, including Next: explain saving. The restored file has only the topic and minutes. The file manager reports success. A weak verdict is “recovery passed because copying worked.” The correct verdict is “copy operation succeeded; recovery of the intended artifact failed.” The missing line is concrete evidence.

Repair by finding a version that contains all required content, restore into a new location, then compare again. If no complete copy exists, record the limitation rather than inventing one. A backup method that overwrites the only previous version may not preserve the version you need.

A convincing download request

A message uses an official-looking logo and asks for full-disk access to read one practice note. Evaluate destination and requested authority separately. Following the project's known documentation helps establish provenance; it does not automatically justify every permission. A dedicated folder with public practice files is sufficient for this task.

Calibration

A strong record identifies exact paths, intended content, the observed failure, the selected recovery version and the post-restore comparison. It also states the failure it did not test. A screenshot of a folder called backup without an actual restore is incomplete evidence.