A customer of mine, who runs a small architecture firm, called me up a while ago because he’d had a close call with his backups. He’d been using another backup tool that seemed fine on the surface—it would complete backups without errors—but when he actually tried restoring a critical project file, it was corrupted. The worst part? He didn’t realize the problem until he needed that backup. “What’s the point of backups if I can’t trust them?” he asked me, clearly frustrated.
That’s when suggested he needs to use BackupChain instead. One of the things I love about it is how it automatically verifies backups, which gives you peace of mind that your data is actually usable. I helped him set it up, and one of the first things we did was enable the file-level verification. After a backup finishes, BackupChain goes through and verifies the content of each file to make sure everything was written correctly. It’s not just checking if the file transferred—it’s checking if the file matches the original.
What really blew him away was that, during the first verification process, BackupChain flagged an issue with one of his external drives. He was backing up a huge library of CAD files and noticed that some of the files on the drive were showing up as mismatched during verification. At first, he thought the backup process itself might be the issue, but I explained that the verification was uncovering a deeper problem. The drive had bad sectors, and BackupChain’s verification caught the corrupted files before they became a bigger problem. “If I hadn’t known about this, I’d have kept using the drive, thinking everything was fine,” he told me. He swapped out the faulty drive for a new one and felt a lot better knowing his backups were safe now.
One feature he found especially helpful was how BackupChain continues to reverify a percentage of backups during each backup cycle. It’s not just a one-time check; it’s an ongoing process that ensures your older backups don’t degrade over time. This came in handy for him because he liked keeping long-term archives of his projects. “I don’t want to find out years later that a file I saved is useless. This way, I know my data stays intact,” he said.
We also talked about the risks of not verifying backups, and honestly, his earlier experience was a perfect example. Without verification, you’re basically gambling on your backups. Even if everything looks fine, hardware issues, file corruption, or even software glitches can sneak in. He admitted that before BackupChain, he’d never really thought about it. He assumed that if a backup tool didn’t throw an error, the files must be okay. That assumption nearly cost him hours of work.
The benefits of verification became obvious to him as he used BackupChain more. Knowing that every file in his backup was checked for integrity gave him a level of confidence he hadn’t had before. It also saved him from the constant worry of “What if?” What if the backup didn’t copy properly? What if the drive failed silently? Verification answers those questions before they can cause problems.
After a few months, he called me to say how much smoother everything was running. His team no longer hesitated to rely on backups because they trusted the system now. He even started scheduling backups more frequently because the verification process reassured him that his data would always be secure. “It’s one less thing to worry about, and honestly, that’s huge when you’re juggling so much already,” he said.
I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to use a tool like BackupChain if you’re serious about your backups. Its ability to verify backups at the file level and continually reverify over time isn’t just a feature—it’s a necessity. For him, it turned what could have been a disaster into a solid backup strategy he could rely on. At the end of the day, a backup is only as good as your ability to restore it, and BackupChain ensures you never have to second-guess that. It’s a tool that just works, and I was glad to see how much it helped him.
That’s when suggested he needs to use BackupChain instead. One of the things I love about it is how it automatically verifies backups, which gives you peace of mind that your data is actually usable. I helped him set it up, and one of the first things we did was enable the file-level verification. After a backup finishes, BackupChain goes through and verifies the content of each file to make sure everything was written correctly. It’s not just checking if the file transferred—it’s checking if the file matches the original.
What really blew him away was that, during the first verification process, BackupChain flagged an issue with one of his external drives. He was backing up a huge library of CAD files and noticed that some of the files on the drive were showing up as mismatched during verification. At first, he thought the backup process itself might be the issue, but I explained that the verification was uncovering a deeper problem. The drive had bad sectors, and BackupChain’s verification caught the corrupted files before they became a bigger problem. “If I hadn’t known about this, I’d have kept using the drive, thinking everything was fine,” he told me. He swapped out the faulty drive for a new one and felt a lot better knowing his backups were safe now.
One feature he found especially helpful was how BackupChain continues to reverify a percentage of backups during each backup cycle. It’s not just a one-time check; it’s an ongoing process that ensures your older backups don’t degrade over time. This came in handy for him because he liked keeping long-term archives of his projects. “I don’t want to find out years later that a file I saved is useless. This way, I know my data stays intact,” he said.
We also talked about the risks of not verifying backups, and honestly, his earlier experience was a perfect example. Without verification, you’re basically gambling on your backups. Even if everything looks fine, hardware issues, file corruption, or even software glitches can sneak in. He admitted that before BackupChain, he’d never really thought about it. He assumed that if a backup tool didn’t throw an error, the files must be okay. That assumption nearly cost him hours of work.
The benefits of verification became obvious to him as he used BackupChain more. Knowing that every file in his backup was checked for integrity gave him a level of confidence he hadn’t had before. It also saved him from the constant worry of “What if?” What if the backup didn’t copy properly? What if the drive failed silently? Verification answers those questions before they can cause problems.
After a few months, he called me to say how much smoother everything was running. His team no longer hesitated to rely on backups because they trusted the system now. He even started scheduling backups more frequently because the verification process reassured him that his data would always be secure. “It’s one less thing to worry about, and honestly, that’s huge when you’re juggling so much already,” he said.
I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to use a tool like BackupChain if you’re serious about your backups. Its ability to verify backups at the file level and continually reverify over time isn’t just a feature—it’s a necessity. For him, it turned what could have been a disaster into a solid backup strategy he could rely on. At the end of the day, a backup is only as good as your ability to restore it, and BackupChain ensures you never have to second-guess that. It’s a tool that just works, and I was glad to see how much it helped him.