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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore computers, there was no need for a World Backup Day, although it was still important to keep track of important papers and information \u2014 by keeping valuable documents in a safe deposit box, or maybe a fireproof safe. Those things worked until the computer came of age and we suddenly became overwhelmed with data.
The real need\/problem started with the disk drive, capable of storing lots and lots of information. Then, if that wasn\u2019t enough, along came \u201ccloud storage.\u201d Naturally, loss of huge amounts of data can be devastating \u2014 and finally Ismail Jadun, who was a student at the time, created World Backup day, mostly as a joke. But it became legitimate and it\u2019s no joke.
Back up and keep at least one extra copy of your data on a separate storage device, or even in the cloud will protect you in case your original copy becomes destroyed or damaged or for some other reason is inaccessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another threat \u2014ransomware \u2014 has become a bigger problem recently and a backup, or multiple backups can be a way to protect against losing access to data from such malware.
However you do it, be sure to back up your dat regularly, and in more than one place.\u00a0
Maybe it\u2019s appropriate that March 31 was chosen as backup day because if people lose their data, by accident or some other means, it\u2019ll make them a real April Fool.
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Today is the last day of March and an important day for all of us. It\u2019s World Backup Day. It really would be nice if we could back the world up to a time when it seemed to be a … Continue reading