“It may look old and unused, but this is where they are kept.”

“You better be right, Sargent. It has taken us a long time not only to find this place but also to get here. Our troops need to rest tonight. I recommend we rest and plan our attack in the morning.”

***

12 hours later.

“We’re lucky to have found somewhere they think it is safe to store their data. Most of them never think twice about losing everything. Not everything is safe, but they should have done all they could to keep it safe and secure. The troops are ready, Commander.”

‘Good. On my command, we will begin the attack and wipe out most of the world of blogging from the face of this planet. We may be small and invisible to most, Sargent. Still, we are evolving and becoming more resilient against whatever virus software they throw at us.”

“Commander, let us hope that not many of them have ever backed up their blogs. And of those that do, let us hope they did it once and then forgot to do any further backups. Troops, on my command, let us attack and infect WordPress. ATTACK!”


Written in response to the #writephoto challenge hosted by Sue Vincent at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo.

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56 responses to “A Safe Place For Keeping #flashfiction”

  1. Terry Tyler avatar
    Terry Tyler

    This is very clever, Hugh!

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Thank you, Terry. Seemed like the perfect writing prompt to remind people to back up their work.

  2. Colleen M. Chesebro avatar

    I’m on the business plan, Hugh. I better check this out! Thanks for the reminder! LOL! 😍

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      I’m also on the business plan, Colleen, but still perform a monthly backup of my blog.

      1. Colleen M. Chesebro avatar

        Do you use a plugin for that Hugh?

        1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

          I use the ‘Export’ tool on the dashboard of my blog.

          1. Colleen M. Chesebro avatar

            Many thanks, Hugh. You’re the best. <3

  3. dgkaye avatar

    Okay, that was scary, lol :) x

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Scary enough, I hope, to have you check that your backups are being performed?

  4. Natalie avatar

    Thank you for the reminder, Hugh. I do monthly back up for my blog. Your story and the photo go very well together. #senisal

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      You’re welcome, Natalie. I’m glad to hear that you’re performing a monthly backup of your blog.

      1. Natalie avatar

        I usually write a monthly wrap-up post and so I use the same date to do my blog back-up, a way to help me remember :)

        1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

          That sounds perfect, Natalie.

  5. Prior... avatar

    This is such a great reminder to back up blog material – once in a while I think about this – like of the WP servers became fried.
    I think about it with other cloud services too. And I heard that many of the big server farms now being used were built about ten years ago – what happens when they age? I am sure the tech folks have this all Covered – but makes me want to print a handful
    Of my favs each year – just to have some hard copies as well. Oh and also back up all my stuff regularly

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      It’s better to be safe than sorry. You’re right that even the places our backup files are kept may break or become redundant. That’s why it’s useful to backup material to more than one place. I use iCloud to back up a lot of stuff. Hopefully, the folk behind iCloud will keep upgrading the software to ensure all my hard work is safe and secure. However, one never knows, do they? I do sleep better knowing that I have backed up everything, though.

      1. Prior... avatar

        Well In my opinion – the powers that be will keep backing up their servers – which make up the cloud – because their is huge money and power in having access to everyone’s files and then charging them to hold onto it for them in their “cloud”

  6. Robert avatar

    Unique prospective! Who backs up anything these days?

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      It’s a job I always think can be done tomorrow. Of course, tomorrow never arrives. However, I now back up my blog at least once a month. I’ve set a reminder on my calendar to remind me to do it.

  7. Urspo avatar

    I am so grateful for you for this. I have been wondering/worried about doing this for some time,
    I have just downloaded my material into a file on the home PC. It says I need an app to open it though. Any ideas what this means? You are a savior

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      No need to ever open the file. It can only be used when transferring the data within the file to another blogging platform or back to WordPress. On WordPress, it’s the ‘import’ button. I hope that answers the question?

  8. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar

    I was waiting for a battle with your usual twist, Hugh, but you fooled me and inspired me to go do some work on my blog! I recently took down my other website through BlueHost and did back all that up and saved the content. WordPress does indeed make it easy, but we all need these great reminders. Thanks again for your timely tips!

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      You’re welcome, Terri. I think many of us forget to backup content. Like many, I always think it’s a job for tomorrow. Of course, tomorrow never comes.

  9. ellenbest24 avatar

    Your flash Is great Hugh and the link to how to save invaluable. My blog has lost its little comment here link from under the row of likes. There is always something going glitchy and we (royal) need a Hugh to help us. You should have a “buy me a cup of tea button” please use if my post helped! Xxxx keep being lovely. X

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Thanks, Ellen. I like to help (where I can). I’ve never intended making any money from blogging because I enjoy it so much. I see my blogging tips posts as a way of thanking all those who support me by reading and leaving comments on my posts. Plus, there is so much good blogging advice out there that is free. I don’t believe anyone needs to pay for blogging advice. I’m presuming that readers can leave comments on your posts, yes?

      1. ellenbest24 avatar

        They couldn’t for a while, but I managed to find a way … but not a little link as was. None the less Hugh thank you for asking. I was not seeing the button as payment for sharing, but more … I would buy you a cuppa to thank you for all the work those infographics take. If you were here, I would buy you a beer and invite you for tea. Xx

        1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

          Thank you, Ellen. That’s so kind of you. I think the infographics do help, and I don’t mind creating them. I get slightly annoyed when I have to go and google something from instructions I’m following because no infographics are telling me where to look. I usually give up and not bother going back for any help. I think all instructions should come with plenty of infographics.

  10. Retirement Reflections avatar

    Truly brilliant. Point taken. Re-backing up now!

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Good to hear, Donna. Remember to keep backing up your blog at least once a month.

  11. willowdot21 avatar

    Arrrrrrrrrgh 💜

  12. robertawrites235681907 avatar

    Very good, Hugh, but I really hope its fiction.

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Well, the story is, but backing up our blogs isn’t, Robbie. I’d recommend doing a backup of your blog at least once a month.

      1. robertawrites235681907 avatar

        Thank you, Hugh. Very good advice.

  13. Aimer Boyz avatar
    Aimer Boyz

    LOL!
    You got me. My blog is dieing, my posts bleeding into nonexistence….Ah, no backup :(

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Don’t risk losing all your blog content. Get that backup done now.

  14. Ritu avatar

    Thank you, Hugh, for the reminder!

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      You’re very welcome. Sue’s photo was the perfect prompt to remind everyone. (Well, I thought so).

      1. Ritu avatar

        Always grateful for the reminders!

  15. mentalhealthfromtheotherside.wordpress.com avatar

    Brilliant and thank you Hugh. Doing it now :) Can I ask a question here? I’ve looked at my blog on my mobile and it’s awful! How can I change this and do I need a different theme?

    1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

      Most WordPress themes are now mobile friendly. To check if the theme you’re using is mobile-friendly, go to WP Admin – Appearance – Mobile. You’ll be told if the theme you are using is mobile friendly. There’s also the option to ‘enable mobile theme.’ Switch it on, click on ‘Update’ and then test to see if it’s mobile-friendly. If it’s not, then it’ll be best to change to a theme that is mobile friendly. I hope that helps?

      1. mentalhealthfromtheotherside.wordpress.com avatar

        Thank you Hugh. I’m off to have a look and I’ll let you know. Thank you so much :)

          1. mentalhealthfromtheotherside.wordpress.com avatar

            You are an angel – done! Thank you so much Hugh. Let me know if there’s anything I can do in return.

            1. Hugh's Views and News avatar

              You’ve given me an idea for a new blog post, so thank you for that, Caz.

            2. mentalhealthfromtheotherside.wordpress.com avatar

              That’s good to hear Hugh and looking forward to the post. Caz x

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