Why Most Hosting Backup Solutions Fail When You Need Them
Most hosting companies make bold claims about their backup systems. You’ll see phrases like “Daily automated backups included at no extra charge!” prominently displayed on their features list.
What they don’t highlight is the disclaimer buried in their Terms of Service (incl. our ToS) usually to the tune of:
“Backups are provided as a courtesy service only and are not guaranteed. Company is not liable for any data loss regardless of backup status. Backups are primarily for disaster recovery purposes, not for customer data retrieval.”
Never trust a single provider with your backups! Yes, that includes trusting us.
We consider our backup solution, based on ZFS snapshots/exports truly reliable.
But still – get a cheap storage somewhere else and keep your data safe just in case
From those who make backups and those who will – it’s definitely better to be in the first group 😉
I don’t think there are many providers, if any, who will take a full legal responsibility for client backups and the data integrity.