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?