# Stop Losing AI Work. Ultimate Backup Guide for the Non-Techy.
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Original URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eU6-CppQ1Y
Author: ICOR with Tom | AI Productivity
Platform: youtube
## Content
Your AI folders and agents only exist locally. Here is the 3-layer backup to protect them. 🚀✨ Build your Future-Proof AI Productivity System TODAY: https://myicor.com For anyone building a local PKA (Personal Knowledge Assistance) system with Claude Code who wants to protect their work and access it from anywhere. You spent hours building an AI team, a personal knowledge base, custom agents, and a local interface. All of it sits in a folder on your machine. What happens if something breaks? This video walks through three layers of protection: first, cloud storage (Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive) to keep your folder backed up across devices. Second, Git versioning so you can track every change, roll back mistakes, and let Claude compare past versions to fix current problems. Third, the /remote command that lets you control your local Claude session from your phone. No complicated GitHub workflows, no terminal expertise required. Claude handles the Git commands for you. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The problem: your AI folders only exist locally 00:35 Two things I will show you today 00:53 Layer 1: Cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) 02:37 My personal PKA system inside Dropbox 03:21 Opening the Larry folder in VS Code 03:50 Layer 2: Git versioning (why you need it on top of cloud backup) 04:23 What versioning gives you that cloud sync does not 04:44 Visualizing commit history and rolling back 05:27 Using past versions to diagnose broken agents 06:20 VS Code source control panel walkthrough 07:25 VS Code themes and extensions (optional, skip if you want) 08:14 Committing and pushing changes via Claude 09:04 Branching for safe experiments 09:24 Why Claude + VS Code makes Git effortless 09:53 Setting up a Git repo on a new folder from scratch 10:52 Telling Claude to initialize the repo 12:00 Git init, .gitignore, and what NOT to track 13:00 Repo initialized, ready to sync 14:02 Pushing to GitHub (remote backup) 15:08 Same setup on the PKA demo folder via terminal 16:34 Creating a private GitHub repo 17:02 Opening the repo in VS Code for visual control 17:41 VS Code as the all-in-one solution 18:01 Layer 3: Accessing your local folder from your phone 19:20 Changes from mobile landing in GitHub 20:16 The easier way: the /remote command 21:14 Working on local folders from your phone via /remote 22:02 Recap: cloud sync + Git versioning + remote access 24:15 Next video: persistent memory for your AI team PREVIOUSLY ON THE CHANNEL The AI Team Setup Guide (as mentioned in this video): https://youtu.be/geIKyDaXwGg Don't Use Obsidian With Claude. Use VS Code.: https://youtu.be/1RIXGL5Vgag Claude will handle it. Local. In one folder. (No Obsidian Needed): https://youtu.be/gY95g6DMaeY RESOURCES Build your AI productivity system with the ICOR Methodology: https://myicor.com SUBSCRIBE for weekly AI productivity walkthroughs, tool-agnostic systems, and honest takes on what actually works. ABOUT Tom helps professionals build AI productivity systems that work, using the tool-agnostic ICOR Methodology, courses, personal coaching, and a growing community on myICOR. ICOR was built together with co-founder Paco Cantero. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsolid/ X: https://x.com/TomSolidPM Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@productivitylikeapro Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. #ClaudeAI #ICOR #AIProductivity #ProductivitySystem #Git