So.
Let's go from beginning :
If I were someone who is taking care of software platform, I would make such control that explicitly asks user/admin if the backup is to be made and old one overwritten.
However, I can agree that I should be wiser to make backup on my local pc and restore it if antyhing goes wrong.
However...
I am not complaining about anything in particular, but situation that box lost it's database on it's own is something that needs to be taken care of. Mine might be faulty, (and that is perfectly ok, I can give credit that some part in it is not at it's best), and that is something I haven't taken in consideration.
I may agree on one that I am acting as spoiled child who's toy is not functioning well or at all, but if You were me, and where You made something that is supposed to be "bulletproof" with all features, would You be acting like me?
I trust You would.
I am not sure of hardware platform of that one, but my solution would be simple and cheap MC slot where all settings could be stored and today we are whitnessing all these cards for, literally, peanuts. If that would mean few dollars more in final price, so be it.
Else than this,
There is no record of older backups, I have scrolled through log, and that one is, also, a week ago.
My frustration is on me personally, I really do not need to vent it out. However, since that is really cheap platform in comparison to others, (4 to 6 or even more, times HE's price), I will do my own sollution.
On that note, I already have set up my alternative ecosystem, and have decided not to go with HE anymore.
However,
It will remain as experimental platform to work on where I will try to figure out what happend in this situation and share it, as well as will try to make my own improvements on this one, (weather it is software of hardware requirement)
Yet, agian,
the box in this stage of development is NOT RELIABLE, having this experience.
Why I am considering this
Here is why in short,
Something that has to manage one's house regarding light, heating, cooling, and safety/security, should be far more buletproof than it is now.
So here is to designer / software engineer,
Please, make note of these, and try to fix these flows, (and i trust it is possible).
Cheers to all here,
I have no will to discuss this further on, until I arrive home and check what happend