What Do You Do When the Cloud Shuts Down?

jbrodkin writes "Can you trust your data to the cloud? For users of an online storage service called The Linkup, formerly known as MediaMax, the answer turned out to be a resounding 'no.' The Linkup shut down on Aug. 8 after losing access to as much as 45% of its customers' data. 'When we looked at some individual accounts, some people didn't have any files, and some people had all their files,' The Linkup CeO Steve Iverson admits. None of the affected users will get their lost data back. Iverson called it a 'worst-case scenario.'"

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Well DUH!

[houghi]

Rule number one is to be able to restore those backups.
Rule number two is to have backups.
Rule number three is if you forget rule number one and two, don't come crying.

And yes, restoring data is more important then backing up.