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Seriously, this. 1000 times this!

Why would anyone consider a backup on the same VM a backup at all?

All your data should be kept in two places, hopefully geographically disparate in case there's a building fire or horrible storm or what not.

You should also test it on a regular basis to make sure it exists (and so you know what to do when the shit hits the fan)




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