A failing hard drive: what should you do before attempting recovery?
Before repairing or replacing a drive that holds important files, preserve the situation, record the symptoms and confirm the next step.
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If email, files or the server stop tomorrow
A simple exercise to identify what stops the business and which recovery evidence is missing.
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Is Microsoft 365 already backed up?
Microsoft 365 is resilient, but do you know what is protected, who receives alerts and whether a real restore has been tested?
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Can your backups actually be restored?
A green status proves that a job finished. It does not prove that the business can recover its systems, access and data within an acceptable timeframe.