Manual Recovery
Manual Recovery is a process in computing and IT operations where system administrators or developers manually intervene to restore a system, application, or data after a failure, outage, or corruption, without relying on automated tools or scripts. It involves step-by-step procedures such as restoring from backups, reconfiguring settings, or repairing corrupted files to bring services back online. This approach is often used when automated recovery mechanisms fail or are unavailable, requiring human expertise to diagnose and fix issues.
Developers should learn Manual Recovery to handle critical situations where automated systems break down, such as during major outages, data corruption, or complex failures that scripts cannot resolve. It is essential for maintaining high availability in production environments, ensuring business continuity, and troubleshooting unique or unforeseen problems that require human judgment and adaptability. Use cases include disaster recovery scenarios, database corruption fixes, and restoring services after security breaches.