My PC died and I nearly lost everything. Here’s what saved me
Backing up your computer can save you from a data destruction disaster. I should know — I nearly lost everything when my PC died, but my backups rescued me.
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Backblaze probes increased annualized failure rate for its 240,940 HDDs
Read more: Backblaze probes increased annualized failure rate for its 240,940 HDDsLifetime AFRs grew, while quarterly AFRs went from 1.54% in Q1 to 2.28% in Q2.
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The average life span of your hard drive will shock you
Read more: The average life span of your hard drive will shock youNew research shows that the typical hard drive may actually need to be replaced a lot sooner than many other components in your PC.
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New data tracks failure rates of 13 SSD models, going back up to 4 years
Read more: New data tracks failure rates of 13 SSD models, going back up to 4 yearsYearslong examination of thousands of boot drives provides unique perspective.
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Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your money
Read more: Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your moneyWe tested five consumer-friendly cloud backup services and found a clear winner.
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New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates
Read more: New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure ratesBackblaze examines 230,921 HDDs across 29 models from Seagate, Toshiba, and more.
