For website owners,
backups are a lifeline, providing a quick and easy way to restore a site to its previous state in the event of data loss or an editing mistake. While often overlooked, having a robust
backup system in place can make the difference between a quick recovery or a potential business disaster.
With purely.website, you benefit from reliable
backups that are easy to restore – whether you need to restore your website files, a database, an email account or rollback your entire account.
Why Backups Matter
Websites face various risks, from accidental deletion of files, failed software updates to hacking attempts. Mistakes happen, issues arise, and a
backup can be a website owner’s best friend. Reliable
backups ensure you have a recent version of your website, ready to be restored at a moment’s notice.
For e-commerce sites, blogs and professional portfolios, regular
backups are especially critical. Data loss can mean lost revenue, reduced search engine rankings, frustrated users and reputational damage. Without a
backup, recovering lost content or functionality can be very costly and time consuming, assuming recovery is even possible.
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How Our Backups Work
Our
backup system is designed to provide both reliability and ease of use. We
backup all of your website data and emails daily to a remote server, meaning that if something goes wrong, your site can be swiftly restored.
Here’s how our
backups work:
- Automatic Regular Backups: We schedule regular backups of your data, including your files, databases, configurations and emails. These backups are saved in a secure, separate environment.
- Multiple Restore Points: With purely.website, you don’t just get a single backup – you get access to multiple restore points. This allows you to select a specific version of your site from a past date to restore, giving you flexibility in case you need to restore from a specific date.
- Comprehensive Coverage: We monitor backups very closely and will diagnose and resolve any issues that prevent a backup from running, ensuring you’ll always have the restore points you need.
Restoring Your Data: Simple and Flexible
We make restoring your data as simple as possible at any time through your control panel. Here are the various options available for restore:
- File Restoration: If you hit an issue affecting your website files you can restore them all at once from a previous backup. The file restoration process reinstates all files across your account, giving you a fast and effective way to reverse recent changes.
- Database Restoration: Databases contain critical information such as user data, orders and website content. If something goes wrong with your database, you can restore it separately, without affecting your website files or emails.
- Email Account Restoration: Accidentally deleted an email or email account that you need? Select the email restore and the mailbox will be restored in an instant.
- Full Account Restoration: For more severe cases we allow you to restore your entire account. This brings all files, emails and databases back to a specific point in time, giving you a complete recovery solution.
Conclusion
With our enhanced
backup solution, your site is covered against unexpected errors, accidental deletions or cyber incidents. We understand that your website is central to your business and brand, which is why our
backup solution is designed to keep things simple, reliable and easy to manage. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, we know how to deliver the reliable, affordable solutions website owners need.
Author: Daniel Knights
Daniel is the purely.website Product Manager, with a career spanning over two decades, at the forefront of the web hosting industry and has represented a variety of leading web hosting companies. Daniel has the core responsibility of delivering the most superior customer experience for purely.website members. His knowledge of industry standards comes through his extensive experience that includes advising companies on infrastructure strategy and architecting and delivering advanced hosting and domain name management services that are easy to use though innovative tools and UX initiatives.
