So, imagine having all your favorite photos on an HDD drive and having your drive fail.

That can happen with solid-state drives (SSDs) too, but it is less likely as unlike HDDs, they don’t rely on a mechanical read-write method. A loss in many waysīack in the day, when everyone used hard drives, it was common for them to fail after a certain amount of time, which was always an experience that no one wanted to go through. Worse still, losing access to data thanks to wiperware or ransomware might incur a higher financial or reputational cost. Generally, you would want to keep all the pictures and videos capturing your cherished memories, as well as proofs of purchase some companies have sent you (for warranty reasons), or just documents you deem essential for fiducial or administrative reasons.Īs for companies, losing access to project documentation, financial and account data, sales, marketing, human resources, and more would have a significant economic and resource impact on a company’s operations going forward after data loss. Permanently losing data is not a warm experience, but it can be quite emotional. Again, why should you back up your files?įrom a security perspective, data backups are almost as important as having digital protection or endpoint security softwareIn essence, it should be an integral part of any data protection you or your organization might be inclined to do, as data integrity and having failsafe measures in case of critical failures is…well, critical.

However, since it is not always as straightforward as that (especially in the case of PC operating systems), a refresher on the importance and ways you can back up your data is at hand.

Honestly, this definition should be justification enough for you to consider backing up your files. Backing up data is pivotal to any successful disaster recovery plan.” “ Backup refers to copying physical and virtual files, or databases, to a secondary location for preservation in case of equipment failure or catastrophe. Make sure you’re able to bounce back if, or when, a data disaster strikes.

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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