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+# Backup Doctrine
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+## Principles
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+- Backups exist for **calm recovery**, not comfort.
+- Encrypt backups **before** they leave the system.
+- A backup that cannot be safely lost is incorrectly scoped.
+- Restores are verified: a backup without a restore test is a hope, not a backup.
+
+## In-repo boundaries
+
+- What is backed up, where it is stored, and how it is restored is recorded in `60-backups/manifests/`.
+- Proof that restores work (restore drills, checksums, validation notes) lives in `60-backups/restore-tests/`.
+
+## Minimum standard
+
+For each backup set, record:
+
+- Source (what)
+- Destination (where)
+- Method (how)
+- Frequency (when)
+- Restore procedure (how to get it back)
+- Validation (how you know it worked)
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