type: decision
status: active
timestamp: 2026-06-25
tags: [backup, restic, b2, windows, ops]
status: active
timestamp: 2026-06-25
tags: [backup, restic, b2, windows, ops]
Backup: Restic→B2 nightly + Windows built-in monthly
Nightly Restic to B2 for files, monthly Windows Backup for disk
File-level backup: nightly Restic snapshot to Backblaze B2 (10 GB free tier, no card on file required). Disk-image backup: monthly Windows built-in Backup-and-Restore (Win11). Macrium Reflect Free was discontinued Jan 2024 — see macrium-reflect-free-discontinued. Recovery keys stored encrypted in backup-keys-repo-chirag127-backup. Locked 2026-06-25.