That's a static channel backup and not a full backup as #[4] is describing here.

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Right. I am not doing full db backups on my node at the moment. Just have a mirrored drive to protect from single drive failure which is sufficient for my lowly node.

I used to have quite a bit of funds on my routing node but have since toned it down to just a few channels and few million sats for my own spending purposes.

After having to actually go through the nerve-wracking recovery process using the static channel backup, I realized I either need to change my setup drastically or adjust the amount of funds I'm being #reckless with. I chose the latter for now.