World Backup Day is to remind us of the importance of being prepared against data loss and theft. However, according to World Backup Day, 21% of people have never made a backup, and 30% of all computers are already infected with malware. Ideally your data should be backed up every day.

44% lost access to their data when a shared drive or synced drive was deletedĭata loss can be easily avoided if you backup your data regularly.

21% of those crashes have happened in the last year.

53% were affected by a security incident.

67% report accidentally deleting something.

The survey showed eye opening stats on how computer owners lost their data: According to a 2022 survey by Backblaze, losing data is more common than you think. The last thing you want while having a spring de-stress, is to suffer data loss distress!Īnd if you’re thinking, “I probably won’t need it…” think again. This day serves as an important reminder of why we need to backup our most valuable resource-data! So while you’re buying Easter eggs, planning some April fools pranks and doing your Spring cleaning, don’t forget the all-important task of backing up your data. Spring is here! Which means it’s also time for *drum roll please,* you guessed it, World Backup Day! It’s fair to say that World Backup Day on the 31st of March is a pretty big deal for us here at Macrium.

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