> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://process.mad.co/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://process.mad.co/project-work/working-practices/files-and-backups.md).

# Files & Backups

## Files & Backups

Ensure that you work directly on a Google Team Drive folder, and that nothing is just stored on your local machine. If your computer is stolen or stops working, the expectation is that all files are available on Google Team Drive, and you can simply resume work on another machine.

Mäd has unlimited storage on Google Team Drives and 100mbs internet at off-peak hours for backups, so if you have exceptionally large backups, leave your machine in the office overnight to backup your files.

Expect to offer coffees all round if other people can’t find the files they need.


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