Synology Hyperbackup Operation

Ins and outs of hyperbackup

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

How do I know what was backed up on hyperbackup? I have an hbk file but I cannot open it or see its size.

https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_restore_settings_apps_files_permissions_by_Hyper_Backup

Restoring files from previously backups.

https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/help/HyperBackup/restore?version=7

Howto retrieve files already backed up by Hpyerbackup.

https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_retrieve_backup_files_with_Hyper_Backup_Explorer

So actually use hyper backup, hyper backup explorer on a supported client pc/laptop device or hyper vault (the latter if you use a 2nd synology as backup target) and work from there.

And a backup is only as good as the last succesful restore one is able to perform with it. So not unless tested and verified, a backup in and by itself is worthless.