Refuse a backup destination an unplugged volume left empty (closes #239)
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Every backup writes vaultik-destination.txt at the destination root.
While the local index holds snapshots stored there, a destination
without it is not present: snapshot create refuses before writing,
prune and snapshot purge fail, and snapshot list and snapshot remove
act as for a destination that cannot be listed. snapshot create checks
before dropping incomplete snapshots, snapshot remove before looking on
the destination. remote nuke deletes the marker last. The file://
backend never creates its destination directory, which protects a
directory on a removable volume, not a mount point.

Tests back up into directories that exist; fixtures for a written
destination carry the marker.

Judgement call: the marker is rewritten on every backup.
Deviation: for the complexity limit, two blocks moved, unchanged, into
snapshotNamesToCreate and confirmRemoveSnapshot.

Model: opus-5-5
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This document describes the structure and organization of data stored in the S3
## Overview
Vaultik stores all backup data in an S3-compatible object store. The repository consists of two main components:
Vaultik stores all backup data in an S3-compatible object store. The repository consists of two main components, plus a marker file:
1. **Blobs** - The actual backup data (content-addressed, encrypted)
2. **Metadata** - Snapshot information and manifests (partially encrypted)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Vaultik stores all backup data in an S3-compatible object store. The repository
```
<bucket>/<prefix>/
├── vaultik-destination.txt
├── blobs/
│ └── <hash[0:2]>/
│ └── <hash[2:4]>/
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ Vaultik stores all backup data in an S3-compatible object store. The repository
The metadata subdirectory is named with the **remote key**, a one-way hash of the snapshot ID, not with the human-readable snapshot ID itself. See [Remote Key Derivation](#remote-key-derivation).
## Marker File (`vaultik-destination.txt`)
Every backup writes this file at the root before it uploads anything. It holds one fixed line of plain text and names no host, path or time. A destination without it is treated as not present while the local index holds snapshots stored there: `snapshot create` refuses to write to it, and `prune`, `snapshot purge`, `snapshot remove` and `snapshot list` behave as for a destination that cannot be listed. An unplugged volume leaves an empty directory at its mount point, and without the marker that directory would read as a destination whose snapshots are all gone. `remote nuke` deletes the marker last.
## Blobs Directory (`blobs/`)
### Structure