Nothing like few statistics to throw a little fear your way!
Here you go...
- 29% of all data disasters are caused by accidents
- 1 in 10 computers, including household and business computers, are infected with a virus that may suddenly cause all of your data to be gone beyond retrieval.
- 113 mobile phones are lost or stolen every minute.
- 140,000 hard drives crash every week in the US.
https://novabackup.novastor.com/blog/world-backup-day/
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-backup-day/
A laptop drenched in coffee, computer files erased by a virus, crashed hard drives that took their files to the recycle grave with them-our office has witnessed, over and over, people coming to us in hopes that we can perform a miracle and give them back their precious photos, histories, music library, important files and irreplaceable documents. Sometime we can-often, though, we can't.
Your hard drive WILL FAIL. It can fail three months after you purchase a new computer, or five years later . . . but it will fail, it's just a matter of time. You can be one of two people: the one who protects their data with backups-or the one who backs up data after experiencing a devastating loss.
Know the signs of a Corrupted Hard Drive
Now that you know your hard drive will fail, you should also know the signs of a corrupt hard drive. They are listed below from the Nova Backup Blog. But do not wait until you see these signs to back up your data!
- Irregular crashes that are increasing in frequency
- Error messages when performing simple tasks such as moving files
- Scrambled or changed files or folder names
- Extended wait times when opening files or folders
- Disappearing files or folders
- Audible grinding noise when your hard drive is retrieving information
