Or was just running around one filled with important irreplaceable data but no backups. I'm sure some IT person is tut-tutting getting ready chide the hypothet

Or was just running around one filled with important irreplaceable data but no backups. I'm sure some IT person is tut-tutting getting ready chide the hypothetical researcher for not following the 3-2-1 rule, or something, but science researchers aren't IT people and they can be expected to not follow IT best practices.