{
  "id": "mba-m1-backup-preparation",
  "modelId": "mba-m1",
  "title": "Backup readiness and a recoverable sample",
  "intent": "Verify data coverage before service could affect startup storage.",
  "category": "preparation",
  "sourceIds": [
    "mac-backup",
    "mac-service",
    "mac-safety"
  ],
  "diagramId": "laptop-backup-evidence",
  "prerequisites": [
    "Permission to copy accessible files",
    "Mac is safe to operate"
  ],
  "tools": [
    "Existing permitted backup destination",
    "Private access to backup credentials"
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "scope",
      "text": "Choose the data that must survive service. Record whether the existing method is Time Machine, selected copies or synchronization. Method selection alone does not verify coverage.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "locator": "Time Machine / iCloud / other methods; original coverage worksheet"
    },
    {
      "id": "copy",
      "text": "Use the existing backup setup or an approved copy destination. If setup proposes erasing a disk containing needed files, pause and obtain a safe destination.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "locator": "Backup methods; conservative destination guard"
    },
    {
      "id": "verify",
      "text": "Wait for completion, then inspect a needed item through the backup tool or open a representative copy without replacing the original. Record availability, not file contents.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "locator": "Backup and recovery purpose; original non-destructive verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "gaps",
      "text": "Record incomplete coverage and inaccessible source files as unverified. Confirm backup credentials are privately available without entering them here.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup",
        "mac-service"
      ],
      "locator": "Backup purpose / Make a backup; original gap checklist"
    },
    {
      "id": "handoff",
      "text": "Explain verified coverage and remaining data risk to the provider. Apple states that service may require erasing or replacing startup storage.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-service"
      ],
      "locator": "1. Make a backup"
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "question": "Is there swelling, a lifted case or trackpad, liquid damage, smoke, a burning smell, or damaged power equipment?",
      "goal": "Establish whether any powered comparison is safe.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-safety"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "access"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "access",
      "question": "Are needed source files accessible and safe to copy?",
      "goal": "Expose inaccessible data early.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Accessible",
          "next": "completion"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "Important files inaccessible",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "completion",
      "question": "Did the intended backup finish on a safe destination?",
      "goal": "Separate started from completed.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Completed",
          "next": "sample"
        },
        {
          "id": "pending",
          "label": "Pending / no safe destination",
          "next": "attention"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sample",
      "question": "Can you access the needed sample and any backup credential privately?",
      "goal": "Verify practical access.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Sample and access confirmed",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "partial",
          "label": "Some coverage remains unverified",
          "next": "partial"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "Sample or access failed",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "terminals": {
    "ready": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Backup evidence ready",
      "text": "Keep the backup until return checks are complete.",
      "handoff": [
        "State verified coverage and backup method.",
        "Tell the provider what remains outside the copy."
      ]
    },
    "partial": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Keep the coverage gap visible",
      "text": "Some needed data remains unverified.",
      "handoff": [
        "Identify missing categories privately.",
        "Agree on preservation requirements before storage work."
      ]
    },
    "attention": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Finish backup preparation",
      "text": "A started copy or unsafe destination is not a verified backup.",
      "handoff": [
        "Arrange permitted storage.",
        "Resolve erase prompts before continuing."
      ]
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Discuss data preservation first",
      "text": "Important data or backup access is unavailable.",
      "handoff": [
        "Explain inaccessible categories to the provider.",
        "Ask about preservation options before agreeing to storage work."
      ]
    },
    "uncertain": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Keep the unanswered checks visible",
      "text": "Completion, coverage or sample access is unverified. Keep that risk in the handoff.",
      "handoff": [
        "Share verified versus unverified coverage.",
        "Confirm private backup access without disclosing credentials.",
        "Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes."
      ]
    },
    "stop": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Stop the powered checks",
      "text": "Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport.",
      "handoff": [
        "Tell Apple about the visible damage before arranging a MacBook Air service.",
        "Share verified versus unverified coverage.",
        "Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record."
      ]
    }
  },
  "missing": "Completion, coverage or sample access is unverified. Keep that risk in the handoff.",
  "handoff": [
    "Share verified versus unverified coverage.",
    "Confirm private backup access without disclosing credentials."
  ],
  "outcomeChecks": [
    "Completion and sample access are recorded.",
    "Coverage gaps remain explicit."
  ],
  "workflow": {
    "family": "data-service",
    "summary": "Record backup evidence without collecting files or credentials.",
    "osOptions": [
      "macos26-plus",
      "macos-earlier",
      "macos-unknown"
    ],
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "backup-method",
        "label": "Backup method",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not established"
          },
          {
            "value": "time-machine",
            "label": "Time Machine"
          },
          {
            "value": "copies",
            "label": "Selected file copies"
          },
          {
            "value": "sync",
            "label": "Sync only"
          },
          {
            "value": "none",
            "label": "None yet"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "backup-completion",
        "label": "Completion",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "complete",
            "label": "Completed"
          },
          {
            "value": "pending",
            "label": "Pending"
          },
          {
            "value": "failed",
            "label": "Failed"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "sample-access",
        "label": "Needed sample",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "verified",
            "label": "Accessible"
          },
          {
            "value": "partial",
            "label": "Partially verified"
          },
          {
            "value": "unavailable",
            "label": "Unavailable"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "backup-access",
        "label": "Private backup access",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "available",
            "label": "Available"
          },
          {
            "value": "not-needed",
            "label": "No credential required"
          },
          {
            "value": "unavailable",
            "label": "Unavailable"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "matrix": {
      "title": "Backup evidence",
      "rows": [
        {
          "id": "source",
          "label": "Needed original",
          "condition": "Inspect a representative source locally"
        },
        {
          "id": "copy",
          "label": "Needed backup item",
          "condition": "Open or inspect copy without replacing original"
        },
        {
          "id": "coverage",
          "label": "Another important category",
          "condition": "Check against intended backup coverage"
        }
      ],
      "results": [
        {
          "value": "not-tested",
          "label": "Not tested"
        },
        {
          "value": "works",
          "label": "Works in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "fails",
          "label": "Fails in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "intermittent",
          "label": "Intermittent"
        },
        {
          "value": "not-applicable",
          "label": "Not applicable"
        }
      ]
    },
    "reportFocus": [
      "Method and completion",
      "Sample access",
      "Coverage gaps"
    ],
    "notDoneGuidance": [
      "Sync sign-in alone does not confirm file coverage.",
      "Never erase a needed disk to complete this task."
    ]
  },
  "entityKind": "task",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "deviceFamily": "laptop",
  "modelApplicability": {
    "id": "mba-m1",
    "name": "MacBook Air M1",
    "family": "laptop",
    "revision": "MacBook Air (M1, 2020), Apple M1 chip",
    "os": "macOS Big Sur or later; Ventura and later call the preferences app System Settings. Diagnostic screens vary by macOS.",
    "region": "US-first; local repair provider requirements vary.",
    "help": "Choose Apple menu → About This Mac. Confirm MacBook Air (M1, 2020) and Chip: Apple M1. An Intel processor or another chip does not match.",
    "exclusions": [
      "MacBook Air Intel 2020",
      "MacBook Air M2",
      "MacBook Pro M1"
    ],
    "sourceIds": [
      "mac-id",
      "mac-spec",
      "mac-diagnostics"
    ]
  },
  "exclusions": [
    "MacBook Air Intel 2020",
    "MacBook Air M2",
    "MacBook Pro M1"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Keep any existing backup accessible to you.",
    "Keep credentials and personal files outside this record."
  ],
  "stopConditions": [
    "Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.",
    "Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.",
    "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step."
  ],
  "branches": [
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "safe",
      "to": "access"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "danger",
      "to": "stop"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "access",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "completion"
    },
    {
      "from": "access",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "service"
    },
    {
      "from": "access",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "completion",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "sample"
    },
    {
      "from": "completion",
      "answer": "pending",
      "to": "attention"
    },
    {
      "from": "completion",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "sample",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "ready"
    },
    {
      "from": "sample",
      "answer": "partial",
      "to": "partial"
    },
    {
      "from": "sample",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "service"
    },
    {
      "from": "sample",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "mac-backup",
      "title": "How to back up your Mac",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102307",
      "locator": "Time Machine / iCloud / Other backup methods",
      "purpose": "Backup methods and data recovery purpose; original sample/coverage worksheet",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mac-service",
      "title": "Get your Mac ready for service",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/116942",
      "locator": "Make a backup / Arrange service / Check settings",
      "purpose": "Data may be erased or storage replaced; actual-OS service requirements; original post-service acceptance worksheet",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mac-safety",
      "title": "Important safety information for your Mac",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/macbook-air/important-safety-information-apd9b8f7aa11/mac",
      "locator": "Handling / Built-in battery / Charging",
      "purpose": "General damaged-equipment and moisture safety only; M1-specific connections are sourced from mac-spec",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mac-id",
      "title": "Identify MacBook Air model",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-ie/102869",
      "locator": "Find model / MacBook Air M1 2020",
      "purpose": "Model and chip confirmation",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-04",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mac-spec",
      "title": "MacBook Air (M1, 2020) technical specifications",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/111883",
      "locator": "Charging and Expansion / Display Support",
      "purpose": "Two USB-C Thunderbolt/USB4 ports and one native external display up to 6K at 60 Hz",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mac-diagnostics",
      "title": "Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102550",
      "locator": "Prepare / Apple silicon / Run Apple Diagnostics / Results",
      "purpose": "M1 Options then Command-D; Tahoe 26+ selected tests versus earlier automatic testing; preserve reference code",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "bitlocker",
      "title": "Back up your BitLocker recovery key",
      "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/encryption/back-up-your-bitlocker-recovery-key",
      "locator": "Recovery key purpose / Backup methods",
      "purpose": "Owner/IT recovery availability before hardware service; no key input",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "windows-backup",
      "title": "Recovery options in Windows",
      "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/backup-recovery/recovery-options-in-windows",
      "locator": "Before recovery: back up data",
      "purpose": "Backup before data-affecting work; original non-destructive sample check",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    }
  ],
  "assets": [
    {
      "id": "laptop-backup-evidence",
      "path": "/assets/laptop-backup-evidence.svg",
      "title": "Backup and service evidence map",
      "alt": "Original schematic connecting accessible source, completed backup, locally verified sample, service handoff and return check; credentials stay private.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup",
        "mac-service",
        "bitlocker",
        "windows-backup"
      ],
      "caption": "Original observation schematic. Verify coverage and access locally, preserve the backup through return checks, and record only availability here.",
      "kind": "Original schematic"
    }
  ],
  "relatedIds": [
    "mba-m1-service-return",
    "mba-m1-diagnostics",
    "mba-m1-usbc-charge"
  ],
  "estimatedDuration": {
    "minutes": 20,
    "label": "Planning estimate for recording observations; excludes charging, backups, drying and service. Not a measured repair time."
  },
  "legacyVersion": "1.0.0",
  "legacyChecks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "goal": "Separate unsafe hardware from routine preparation.",
      "question": "Any swelling, casing separation, liquid damage, smoke, burning smell, or damaged battery/adapter?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-charge"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "check-1"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "I cannot confirm",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-1",
      "goal": "Protect existing backup media.",
      "question": "Is your chosen destination yours, available and safe to use without losing other data?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-2"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "attention"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-2",
      "goal": "Make a recoverability check.",
      "question": "Has the backup completed or have the selected copied files been verified?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "mac-backup"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Backup/copies verified",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "Not yet verified",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "legacyPreparation": [
    "Mac starts and personal files are accessible",
    "You have permission to copy the files",
    "Existing external storage with adequate free space",
    "A safe private place for backup credentials",
    "A private place to keep your findings",
    "A current backup if the device is accessible"
  ]
}