In this day and age. Nobody should need to explain to you the importance of backing up your business files, and your web site! Seriously. If you still need your butt kicked for not backing up then you’re beyond help. Yes, strong words, not my usual style but hey sometimes that’s needed.

If you are already backing up well good for you but not so fast!

When was the last time you checked your backup integrity?

I mean, open up the backup files, check to see if they actually work. If you backed up your web site, open up your zip file and just take a look at the files. One of the things I tend to look for is file size. If the main file size is unusually large. Something is definitely up. If the file size is 0MB then you know you’re in trouble. Yes, that’s happened to me before. Open it up take a peek.

I’m not saying you have to do this every single backup although if you have the time to do it, don’t let me stop you. But take a moment to pencil in a date once a month or once every week whatever you feel is best. Make an appointment with yourself to check your backup files – NOW.