Local-first privacy
Where your work lives, what leaves your computer, working without a connection and keeping a backup you can restore.
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Local-first privacy
How to back up your work: a simple routine for a local-first workspace
Sync is not a backup. The 3-2-1 rule in plain terms, three layers of recovery, and a weekly routine for work that lives on your own computer.
Local-first privacyWhat does your work app send off your computer? How to find out
Six questions to ask any work app about usage data, sync, sharing and AI, where to find the answers, and a worked example from PlexiDesk's settings.
Local-first privacyWorking offline: what to set up before you lose the connection
A short checklist for working on a plane, a train or patchy Wi-Fi: what keeps working, what waits for the connection, and what to set up first.
Local-first privacyLocal-first, explained: where your work lives in Plexii
Exactly what stays on your machine, what uses a server, and why.