Data Safety Practices using KopiaUI on Windows with S3

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After some brainstorming and reading,

Best method to ensure valid snapshots: snapshot verify vs snapshot fix invalid-files

There are many verification methods, depending on what you need. In the order of lowest- to highest-level: kopia content verify - will ensure that content manager index structures are correct and that every index entry is backed by an existing file kopia content verify --download-percent=10 - same as above, but will download 10% of random contents and ensure they can be decrypted properly kopia snapshot verify - will ensure that directory structures in the repository are consistent by …

I believe it is best to let KopiaUI run unattended on end user workstations, while a designated server/virtual machine in a controlled environment regularly runs snapshot verify, and runs snapshot fix if a snapshot is damaged. This removes quite a few variables when dealing with end users turning things off, whilst still being unattended.