[BUSINESS] do hosts keep a copy of uploaded data

[24alex]

even after you delete it off the server, it was my understanding that they do keep a copy, but mine said they don;t , was only asking because I needed some files I deleted 2 months ago.

[TheButcher]

I doubt it they do

[Slim]

They would need huge storage devices to store all client pages especially if they are a large hosting company, and how long would they keep it for.....

[Colmike7]

Maybe try archive.org
If the host kept copies of everything uploaded, a host that I'm working with right now would be hating me with space and little changes lol.
At most, maybe a host will keep logs of files uploaded, but that won't help you if you're trying to get deleted files back. Either need a backup, maybe Archive, and if not they're probably gone.

[Emil]

What concerned me one time I moved hosts is if the host i left would try get a hold of my emails and spam them, but it was 3 years ago and I never had that problem, they were one shit company, half the time my server was down and they kept blaming my scripts yeh right my scripts not their terrible techs.

[tacnet]

They wouldnt do this without you paying for it. We pay a lot of money to have our servers backed up constantly

[fantastico]

Disk space and privacy would both be a problem for them if they did and used the data.

[BrentG]

How can you tell if they got your email list off the server, think about it.

[misterporn]

How can you tell if they got your email list off the server, think about it.

You can't dude

[blingman]

Fuck no they don't keep shit,last time I asked my host to replace a script from they don't a backup which I am paying for (supposedly each night) they found one from a week earlier.

[voyeurz]

Fuck no they don't keep shit,last time I asked my host to replace a script from they don't a backup which I am paying for (supposedly each night) they found one from a week earlier.

[razor]

archive.org has screen shots of web pages if that helps.

[unicams]

archive.org has screen shots of web pages if that helps.

yes but you can not recover your mysql databases, it is not a free back up solution, only for html pages.