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#16486 Full Backup vs System Restore Points

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 21 June 2013 14:35 CDT

Thursday, 20 June 2013 09:50 CDT

user8940
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Joomla! version: 3.1.3
PHP version: 5.3.23
MySQL version: 5.5.23-55
Host: hostgator.com
Akeeba Backup version: 3.7.7 pro

Description of my issue: Description of my issue: What is exactly difference between a full backup of a system and saved System Restore Points?

Would System Restore Points have the same backup as a full backup if both were made at the same time?

Best regards,

Aleksandar Katanovic

Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:22 CDT

nicholas
Hello Aleksandar,

Full site backups can be used to restore your site even if it's completely trashed. It's a 1:1 copy of everything on your site, files and database data.

System Restore Points cannot be used like that. They hopefully contain the files and data of an extension you are installing, actually the files and data of the extension before you upgrade it. I say "hopefully" because it's not an exact science and most extensions don't fully support SRP backups. Even our more complex extensions don't fully support SRP. SRP was devised as a way to quickly restore components to their previous version if something bad happens right after you upgrade them. They can only be restored fro the back-end of your site. Obviously, if a component upgrade bricks your site they're useless.

I would recommend taking full site backups for serious protection of your site and have SRPs as a convenient, quick method for undoing catastrophic extension updates only.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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Friday, 21 June 2013 13:20 CDT

user8940
The full backup capability of Professional edition has saved me many hours. It is one of the most useful tools for Joomla.

Best regards,

Aleksandar

Friday, 21 June 2013 14:35 CDT

nicholas
You're welcome and thank you for your kind words!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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