Comment by andybak

It is a backup but it's a partial backup that excludes:

1. everything else on your system (potentially - a lot of stuff depending on your workflow

2. everything you've .gitignored (you 100% sure that's all ok?)

3. changes not yet pushed

4. branches that don't exist on remote

5. git stuff that's invaluable for disaster recovery

6. git stashes

and probably other things i haven't thought of.

Backups should be:

1. Offsite

2. Automated

3. Recent and up to date

4. Comprehensive

Git workflows usually only handle point 1