[aaron465]

I just don't store anything locally that I don't mind losing. If we are talking about software development then everything is tracked in git. If I'm still part way through some changes at the end of the day I will just `git commit -am "wip"` and push to a remote branch for safe keeping. Then you can rework the commit[s] locally before opening / flagging the PR for review.

Documents and stuff are all in google docs/drive or something like that, all my dotfiles / config is in a git repo. I even work like this on my personal machine which is also used for gaming. In case of failure I can just wipe the OS drive and start fresh without any worries.

[GTP]

>Documents and stuff are all in google docs/drive or something like that

There have been horror stories of people randomly loosing access to their Google account, probably because some automatic check decided that they violated some term of use. I see how convenient it is to work "in the cloud", but if those are important documents you should keep a local copy as well.

[smm11]

I have OneDrive sync both ways. Odds my machine is fried at the same time M$ decides they hate me is a risk I'll take.

[thaeli]

Yes, and/or a second copy mirrored to a completely different cloud provider that has no dependencies on your main provider. (Including login dependencies!)