They seem to have backups. From the blogpost: >I still have all the high-quality video files from all my Patreon/Vimeo uploads, but I'd rather not have to re-u

They seem to have backups. From the blogpost: >I still have all the high-quality video files from all my Patreon/Vimeo uploads, but I'd rather not have to re-upload anything as well. The best part of posting a video on Patreon has always been reading your guys' comments, and deleting and re-uploading the videos would not only erase them, but also spam your inboxes with content you've already seen. I think they should find a way to not pay the ransom for ethical reasons.