Comment on Our Server’s Hard Drive is Dead. We didn’t have a backup.parentComments−GalacticDomin8r13yIt also isn't a backup unless it's tested.−ashray13yYou're right and the cosmos has just proved it. I just went in to check my backups and found some that hadn't been running since Nov. 19th 2012. Well, lesson learnt :) - gotta test those backups!−jameskilton13yI can't recommend https://deadmanssnitch.com/ highly enough. This would have told you your backups weren't working a long time ago!
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It also isn't a backup unless it's tested.
You're right and the cosmos has just proved it. I just went in to check my backups and found some that hadn't been running since Nov. 19th 2012. Well, lesson learnt :) - gotta test those backups!
I can't recommend https://deadmanssnitch.com/ highly enough. This would have told you your backups weren't working a long time ago!