Backup and recovery
A backup nobody has ever restored from is not a backup. It is a hope.
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Most people find out their backup was not working on the day they need it. The drive was full, the sync stopped six months ago, or the only copy was on the same machine that just failed.
The work here is unglamorous and it matters more than almost anything else on this site.
What is included
- Backup planning
- Deciding what actually needs protecting, how often, and how far back you need to go.
- Offsite and cloud copies
- Because a fire or a theft takes the backup sitting next to the computer.
- Monitoring
- Checking backups are still running, rather than assuming.
- Test restores
- Proving the copy opens, before you are relying on it.
- Ransomware resilience
- Versioned copies that encryption on the live machine cannot reach.
- Recovery
- Getting data back after a failure, deletion or infection.
How does it work?
- We find out what you would miss. Often it is not what people first say.
- We check what is protecting it now, and how long ago that last worked.
- We set up copies that are recent and separate, ideally more than one.
- We test a restore, so you know it works before you need it.
Is cloud backup enough on its own?
For many home users, yes. Cloud storage handles a failed laptop well and needs almost no thought. For a business it is usually not the whole answer, because sync services copy mistakes as fast as they copy files, and a deletion or encryption can propagate to the cloud copy within seconds. Versioning and a separate copy cover the gap. Equally, a local drive alone is not enough either, since it burns, floods and gets stolen along with everything else. Two copies in different places is the practical answer for most people.
Common questions
How often should a business back up?
Daily at minimum for anything that changes daily. The real question is how much work you could afford to redo, and the backup schedule should follow that answer rather than a default.
Can you recover data from a failed drive?
Sometimes, depending on how it failed. Logical faults and deletions are often recoverable. Physical damage may need a specialist lab, and we will tell you when that point has been reached instead of making it worse.
Does OneDrive count as a backup?
Partly. It protects you from a dead laptop and keeps version history, which helps. It does not protect you from something that deletes or encrypts files across every synced device, so it is one layer rather than the whole answer.
In short
Backup planning, monitoring and tested restores across Leeds. Call 0113 275 6610 before you need it, not after.
Need a hand today?
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