The team at ESET, global leaders in cybersecurity, dissect the various aspects of not having a backup when experiencing data loss, and what to do in case that happens to you.
The impact of data loss may vary depending on what kind of data is lost, and when during your process it happens. And of course, the amount of time spent trying to recover it or trying to recreate it.
Had you regularly backed up all the important data during your workflow, most of your stress and headaches could have been avoided simply by jumping back into the process where you left off after restoring the lost data from your backup. Besides losing data instrumental to your work, data losses can be even more gut-wrenching if you lose pictures, or videos capturing cherished memories that you won’t be able to recreate.
There are multiple ways you could lose your precious data; some are avoidable while others are more difficult to predict and prevent.
If your data has been accidentally deleted, follow these steps:
If your device has suffered an accidental liquid spill, do the following:
Fortunately, even if one of these scenarios happens, you’re not totally out of luck yet. There are ways you can try to recover your data:
If you’ve run out of DIY options or feel that you are out of your depth, then you can call in the cavalry in the form of a data recovery specialist.
One thing is for sure: “prevention is better than cure”. In this context, backing up your sensitive and important data at regular intervals, so you always have something to fall back on is preferable to frantically trying to recover lost data. When it comes to planning your backups, it is better to have several options where you have saved any precious memories or mission-critical data.
The best thing you can do is use multiple forms of storage like a reputable cloud solution so you have the data on hand whenever you need it and offline physical storage devices like external drives. For good measure, you should always encrypt all your data as well before you store it anywhere, so that even if someone steals your cloud backups or your external drives, your data is protected. Consider a product like ESET PROTECT with multilayered protection for businesses as well as ESET’s solutions for home users including antivirus.
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