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Why your external hard drive isn’t a real backup (And what you should do instead)
Why you should rely on an external drive for backup, see what you should use instead.
Many of us utilize an external hard disk as our only data backup solution, storing our important files, photos, videos, games, and projects in it. It's kind of a safety net in case our primary storage fails or becomes corrupted. But is the external hard drive a reliable backup, and can we depend on it entirely for our valuable data? The answer is a big NO.
