# The Backup and Synchronize Module

The FIRM Guide (thefirmguide.com) — companion to The Recoverable Family.
Fill this in privately (any text editor or by hand), then store it in your Vault.


## Secure Guide Starter Template — Backup and Synchronize

> Store this inside your Vault. Create one entry per sync or backup arrangement. Update at the quarterly verification.

The rule here is 3-2-1: three copies of anything critical, on two kinds of media, one offsite — and encrypt before you sync. Priority goes to the FIRM tier first: the Vault, and The FIRM Directory which contains The Secure Guide and The Family Guide; everything else is secondary. Two things families learn the hard way: synchronization is not backup (a sync deletes everywhere; a backup is an independent copy), and a backup you have never tested is a backup you cannot trust — the Last Tested field is the point of this whole record.

- Sync Tool or Backup Tool: 

- What we Sync/Backup: 

- Participating Devices: 

- Cloud-Based?: 

- Encryption Used?: 

- Sync Frequency: 

- Offline Backup Location: 

- Conflict Resolution Plan: 

- Recovery Steps: 

- Last Tested: 

- Tags: 


## Family Guide Starter Template — Backup and Synchronize

> This template contains no sensitive information. It can be stored with household documents.

> In the matching Secure Guide section: one entry per backup or sync arrangement — scope, encryption, offline copy, recovery steps, last tested.
>
> That detail is what makes recovery possible — and it is protected in the Vault, which opens with The Vault Key. The key is never written here, by design. The people listed on this page know how it is kept, and the steward's job is to keep that path current, so this page never leads to a locked door.

- What exists: 

- How used: 

- Software/Platform Resources for Sync and Backup: 

- Who manages: 

- Who to call: 

### Additional Guidance