Backup Reliability Debate

The cluster focuses on debates about the effectiveness and importance of data backups, especially in scenarios involving data loss or failures, emphasizing the need for testable restores, offsite storage, and proper backup strategies over mere backup creation.

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Sample Comments

wvenable Sep 7, 2011 View on HN

Backups don't matter in this case. What is he going to do with backups?

cowboylowrez Jan 1, 2025 View on HN

if you have a backup but can't rely on it, is it really a backup?

Saris Jul 27, 2024 View on HN

Why not? Normal backups for hardware failure and stuff would cover that.

astrodust May 6, 2011 View on HN

This is the importance of backups.

toyg Aug 23, 2020 View on HN

Because shit can happen even when you're backing up...?

uhoh-itsmaciek Feb 8, 2025 View on HN

Backups don't matter. Restores matter.

EricE May 21, 2023 View on HN

Backups are more than just a good idea!

raverbashing Oct 25, 2020 View on HN

Backups would mean nothing in this case

BurningFrog Jul 25, 2019 View on HN

My answer to this is that it's why we have backups.

petre Aug 31, 2025 View on HN

What good is a backup if you can't restore it?