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How do provider backups work?

Short answer

The host takes scheduled images of your whole server (daily or weekly) and keeps several generations you can restore from the control panel.

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In more detail

They typically cost about 20% of the plan price. Keep a second copy of critical data with a different provider; a billing dispute or account suspension can lock you out of both server and backups.