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restic check reviewed: a healthy structure is not a full data read
Documentation review of integrity checking, sampling and a separate restore rehearsal.
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Updated: 2026-09-29
Compared at a glance
Default checkBest for: Structure and consistency; not full pack-data readcheck --read-dataBest for: Reads all pack data; plan time and bandwidth
restic distinguishes repository structure checks from reading the backed-up data. The normal check command verifies consistency but does not read all pack-file contents to prove they are unmodified. A clean default result must not be described as a complete readback of the backup.
Adding --read-data reads all pack files. The documentation warns that this takes longer and may increase bandwidth costs. Plan it around repository size and storage charges; YNIX has not measured its runtime or provider-specific cost.
The --read-data-subset option can select a numbered group or a random percentage of pack files. Repeating a random percentage does not guarantee eventual coverage of every pack. If using numbered groups, track completed groups and remember that a changing repository needs ongoing checks.
Verdict: restic offers explicit integrity controls for users prepared to manage a checking schedule. Complement them with a restore of a chosen snapshot into a separate empty directory and open representative files. This review is based on documentation, not a recovery lab test, and awards no reliability score.
Recommendation
Verdict: restic offers explicit integrity controls for users prepared to manage a checking schedule. Complement them with a restore of a chosen snapshot into a separate empty directory and open representative files. This review is based on documentation, not a recovery lab test, and awards no reliability score.
Option
Decision check
Default check
Structure and consistency; not full pack-data read
check --read-data
Reads all pack data; plan time and bandwidth
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