The advice is simple, don't rely on magical tools. Rely on your backups. Because at the end of the day, that's going to save you.
1. The main point of discussion was how to properly answer to questions people are asking.
No backup, no preparation could do anything about what people are asking. None of us is able to predict the future and what would happen next.
And I insist it's a bad attitude trying to teach people, who were not asking any one to teach them!!!
Is it so difficult to understand? Reading this forum or Stack Exchange/Overflow I am always wondering where those people come from?
Somebody is asking "how to perform a certain task" and very common answer is "You don't need it" or "Why do you need it?"
or "It's a bad idea - never do it" etc.
Who ever told you, that you do have enough expertise to give such suggestions? In many cases the first answer is something like it doesn't work and the second one somebody who really knows provide the solution.
Why it's so difficult to keep quite if you don't know the answer? Or at least you are willing to say something nobody is asking about???
Imagine some one would ask you what is better - doing backups or use an "undelete" program for files recovery.
Then it would be OK. You provide your opinion. Although we all know those questions are not allowed at SO/SE... Think why it is so?
Because too many so called experts are trying to convince people in some stupid things.
2. Regarding backups! That was not a topic! Nobody is denying the need of backups, but they aren't useful in many cases!
It's not without a reason that Microsoft has introduced the "Recycle Bin" technology which is mad simple to prevent loosing files in exactly
such circumstances. And now after 20+ years I am reading that is called "a Magic Tool"...
Do you really wish to say, that Windows 3.11 is more advanced than today's FreeBSD?????? - OMG...