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Lost RAW Photos Found, a Failed Backup Running Again and 16 GB Cleared: One Afternoon of Mac Housekeeping With Grok Bot

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
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What they did

A nurse and hobby photographer spent an afternoon doing computer housekeeping with his Grok Bot. It found RAW photo files he thought he'd lost, got his failed Western Digital backup running again and cleared 16 GB of old files.

How it went

X post by @ReconBailey (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): lost RAW photos found, failed WD backup running again, 16 GB of old files cleared. How the bot reached the Mac isn't described

Worth knowing

  • X post by @ReconBailey (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): lost RAW photos found, failed WD backup running again, 16 GB of old files cleared. How the bot reached the Mac isn't described.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Help me clean up my computer. First, without deleting anything, give me a report: where my [photo/RAW] files are (including any in odd folders), whether my backup to [drive/service] is working and when it last succeeded, and the biggest folders and old files I could remove. Rank the fixes. Then, one at a time and only after I approve each, fix the backup and remove what I agree to delete.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (Google Drive) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Tools: Google Drive · Stack: Grok Bot

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

X post by @ReconBailey (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): lost RAW photos found, failed WD backup running again, 16 GB of old files cleared. How the bot reached the Mac isn't described

Source: X · 2026-10-30 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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