Is there a way to test the integrity of my backups?

[Anthony5767]

Hey, is there a way to check if my backups are good? I need to make sure they’re reliable in case I need to restore something. Any suggestions on how to do this?"

[Support-Tech1]

Hi

The best way is to run a test restore; regular restores are part of our terms. Reasons are, source locations or live data is moved to another folder or drive, encryption passwords are lost, and data is corrupted before backup.

How to ensure data integrity. You can check the backed-up data is error free on our system by referring to this tech doc.

How to run a validation \ data integrity check on Ahsay v9

Description This article explains how to check data integrity on your backup set index files. Numerous Ahsay error codes require a data integrity check to be run, and these are shown at the bottom of this page. You can also run this utility if you want to check that the reported storage size is correct. Known errors which require an integrity check View all known errors at the bottom of this tech doc. Getting started To perform a data integrity check, log into our backup software on your …

Why is data integrity important?
It is very important you are confident you can restore your data quickly and it is error-free when you suffer a disaster. This is why period test restores are so important.

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