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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/grinder323 on 2026-08-01 20:50:51+00:00.

i have a 156gb archive of irreplaceable data. doesnt exist anywhere else in the world except on my computers. i went to open it today to find three corrupted copies on three drives spread across 2 systems). tried everything to save them, but they were done for. lucky for me i had four copies total, and drive number 4 had a perfectly functional copy. once again guys use a good solid back up system. I dont trust cloud providers, so i use local only back up methods with my offsite copies saved on the other side of town. either way, if your data's important take the time to back it up properly.