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Q. How can I prevent data loss?
A. There are some basic best practices you can take to avoid hard drive failure.
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Make multiple backups and store a copy of your data offsite
The purpose of backing up is to protect your data, however you must also make sure to protect your backups from damage, in case of a fire or disaster.
2.
Reliable protection against power surges and spikes with a quality UPS System
Uninterruptible power supplies protects your computer and data during a power
surge or failure. It is also important to make sure that the
spare battery in the UPS gives you ample time to close down and save your documents for a shut
down our system properly so not to lose any files or damage any hardware components.
3. Avoid
moving your computer when it is in operation
When a computer system is running the hard drive read/write heads are floating just microns over the platter surface. Therefore moving the computer system may cause the read/write head to touch the platters (crash) causing severe damages to the surface. This is not just true for Desktop systems but for also for Laptops as well.
4. Avoid extreme room temperatures
Heat kills everything, including your drive, so your Computer Systems should be in a cool environment that does not over exceed room temperature. Server systems should be in a very cool environment (less than 70 degrees) and constantly monitored for internal and external temperature. Sudden rises and drops in temperature must be avoided.
5. Maintenance is key
Conducting regular maintenance such as cleaning of your hard disk and updating anti-virus software packages, regularly, will offer some aditional protection. It is also important to regularly defragment your hard disk, remove temporary files, unused files, and us to scandisk utility‘s to perform routine maintenance checks on the hard drive‘s health will help to keep your hard disk in top form.
Note: Please read our Most Reliable Hard Drive Brand section.
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