When was the last time you tested your backups to verify they are actually working?īacking up your data is great, but it doesn’t mean a thing if your backup is corrupted or if the drive or disc that holds the backup is damaged. Yet something most people rarely do, if ever, is verify that your backups are working properly. Of course, by now, if you’ve been an avid reader of The Mac Security Blog, you should know to have at least one backup of all your important data at all times ( three is better), and luckily these days more people are indeed backing up their data. I’m referring to the data you think of when, for instance, I ask, “What would you hate to lose most if your Mac crashed and burned, right now?” Pictures, spreadsheets, emails, financial data or the draft of that novel you’ve been writing-you name it. How To How to Verify Your Backups are Working ProperlyĮvery one of us has some type of data we can’t afford to lose.
