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Restore Verification Planner

Score whether your backups are actually usable — frequency, offsite copies, restore tests, and recovery contacts.

Primary use
Find gaps in backup restore readiness before you need them.
Estimated time
About 6 minutes
Input type
Manual answers
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What This Tool Checks

This planner turns backup, restore-test, and recovery-access evidence into a restore-readiness score. It does not inspect your hosting account or backups.

How To Use It

Answer from documented evidence where possible. Treat “unknown” as a useful gap to close, not a failure.

What The Result Means

Higher scores indicate stronger restore readiness. They are not a guarantee that a specific backup, host, or website will recover successfully.

Question 1 of 200%
1.Are backups created automatically?

Methodology

  • Each answer contributes a readiness value from 0 to 100; higher values represent stronger evidence or coverage.
  • Questions that directly affect recoverability, including offsite copies and a full restore test, receive higher weight.
  • Critical missing controls cap readiness so strong answers elsewhere do not hide a fundamental recovery gap.
  • Insights emphasize the lowest-scoring answered areas and practical verification steps.

Limitations

  • This planner does not connect to, inspect, or restore your site.
  • It cannot verify that a particular backup is complete, current, or compatible with production.
  • A score is planning guidance, not a recovery guarantee or incident-response assessment.

Privacy

Answers stay in your browser for this session. Rescue404 does not receive them, and this planner never asks for passwords, backup files, or recovery codes.

FAQ

Plain answers about what this tool does and does not claim.

Does this test my backup? +
No. It is a planning assessment based on your answers. A controlled restore test is the evidence that matters.
Do you ask for passwords? +
No. The planner asks only about access readiness and never requests credentials, recovery codes, or private keys.
How often should I test a restore? +
Test after major platform changes and on a regular schedule that matches the site’s business impact. Higher-change or revenue-critical sites generally need more frequent checks.
Is a host backup enough? +
It can be useful, but confirm what it contains, how long copies are retained, and whether a separate offsite copy can be retrieved.
Does an excellent score guarantee recovery? +
No. The score reflects reported controls and evidence, not a live validation of a particular backup or environment.

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