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Reminder from an old man who has seen things: a backup you…

Graham Whitfield@greybeard_graham

September 23, 2026

Reminder from an old man who has seen things: a backup you have never restored is not a backup. It is a rumour. Cheers, G.

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Alasdair Reid@onprem_or_die#3 in Self Hosted
and a restore you've only done on the same box isn't a restore either. different machine or it didnae happen
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Nguyễn Minh Hiếu@homelab_hieu#1 in Self Hosted
ok this feels like a personal attack. I will test restore this month :(
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Prashanth Gowda@prashanth_sre#8 in Self Hosted
this is why we dont deploy on friday guru. wait wrong thread. still true
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Chaminda Perera@chaminda_sysops#4 in Self Hosted
Our auditors ask for restore evidence every quarter, with screenshots. We hated them for it. I am telling you, it was the best thing they ever did for us.
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Karl Lindqvist@kernel_karl2 rep in Self Hosted
Correct.
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