What to check before restoring a backup
Understand the restore point
Check the date and time of the backup so you know what content may be rolled back.
Before restoring
- Take a fresh backup of the current site.
- Confirm whether you need files, database or both.
- Check whether emails are affected.
- Tell users if the website may be unavailable briefly.
After restoring
Test forms, logins, images, links and key pages.