Case for online storage: my recent hard drive failure

August 18, 2008 / Filed under: Storage

A short while ago, I had a real-world scenario occur in which I was extremely thankful for my prudent efforts with using online storage. You see, I can preach and preach about it, but it doesn't really hit home until a real catastrophe occurs.

My two-year-old MacBook hard drive failed and I lost all data on it. Thankfully, the only data on it was local applications and some random stuff I was currently working on. Anything important was saved to online storage.

Even better, my AppleCare was still under warranty, so I received a new hard drive free of charge. In the end, I only lost local applications and some time spent having to re-install, and re-adjust local app settings, preferences, etc.

This post is a warning to everyone who thinks their computer is invincible to hard drive failure. It's not. It can and will fail - it's just a matter of time. Don't trust it.

Get your important data backed up to reliable, scalable, and disaster-proof storage systems. These systems are available today. This is not some distant-future concept.

Don't wait until it's too late.

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