Creating a backup is the process of saving a second copy of computer files. Although you might think that your computer files are safely stored on your hard drive, there are many different scenarios in which they can be lost, such as:
- your laptop gets lost or stolen
- Only 3 out of 100 stolen laptops are ever recovered.
- your computer gets damaged
- Thousands of files are lost each year to fires, floods, and other disasters.
- your computer gets old and stops working
- Up to 13% of hard drives crash in their first year.
- you accidentally delete the files
- someone else accidentally deletes the files
- 43% of people lose irreplaceable files every year from accidentally deleting.
