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by SOMA_BOFH 1662 days ago
Yes, and validation as well.

If backups are not tested by actually retrieving data on a regular basis, you might get a nasty surprise.

The Legato NetWorker bug which resulted in 64 bit XFS inodes not getting backed up bit Pixar very hard back in the day (LGTpa40680).