After overwriting a file and dragging it onto the drive, that overwritten version becomes the version the drive holds. I never considered if backups meant the same as having a file copy. This way, rather than relying on blind trust in your backups, Restic can verify the repository, so you can be confident that the backups are intact. More than changing my backup system, the biggest shift was the question I now expected a backup to answer. Question File copy Restic Can I recover yesterday's version?