love@backblaze.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nBut, an entire month for Backup Awareness? Yes, there are still too many people out there that do not back up the stuff on their PC or Mac and lose irreplaceable data. Yes, it’s true. Try this: ask 10 of your friends, “Do you backup your computer everyday?” See how few do, and then see how many different reasons you get for why they don’t; “It’s too hard,” “too expensive,” “I forget to do it,” or “what’s backup?” We’ve heard them all. You’ll quickly see why we need a whole month for Backup Awareness. You have 30 days, better get started…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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