# PLEASE READ: Don't use --safety=none for routine maintenance

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/please-read-dont-use-safety-none-for-routine-maintenance/1199>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/please-read-dont-use-safety-none-for-routine-maintenance/1199 "2022-06-08T05:38:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![97b4958b055b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/47e85d/32.png) [@97b4958b055b](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/97b4958b055b)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/please-read-dont-use-safety-none-for-routine-maintenance/1199/36 "2025-03-25T22:08:12Z")

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So this is what your kind does when they can’t refute the points, huh? I make no apologies for calling out those who coddle advertent negligence.

Here’s something far more on topic than obvious, sophmoric attempts of muddying the waters & obfuscations: did it not occur to _anyone_ ITT the `-safety=none` switch should have the requirement of being followed by `--YESIKNOWWHATIAMDOING` before accepting & executing?

It’s _gobsmacking_ I have to point _ **any** _ of this out.

Now go ahead; false flag this post. _Prove me right, **again**._

> [@Kopia appropriate for simple backup of media files?](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-appropriate-for-simple-backup-of-media-files/3827/3):
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 ![the_telsa_of_backup_software](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kopia/original/2X/4/4cd28b061449cd750be310eff5b887e29df1de22.png)

> **[advertent negligence definition · LSData](https://www.lsd.law/define/advertent-negligence)**
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> Definition: Advertent negligence is a type of negligence where the person responsible for an action is aware of the unreasonable risk they are creating. It is also known as willful negligence or supine negligence.

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