{"id":32001,"date":"2015-06-02T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=32001"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:03:33","slug":"backup-awareness-month-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backup-awareness-month-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Backup Awareness Month 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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June is Backup Awareness Month and we are kicking things off with a review of the 2015 results from our annual Backup Awareness Survey. Since 2008, in preparation for Backup Awareness Month, Backblaze has tasked the folks at Harris Interactive to poll computer owners<\/a> to determine how often they back up the data on their computer. Throughout the month of June, we\u2019ll pass along insights we\u2019ve gleaned from our 2015 survey as well as the things we’ve learned digging through eight years worth of data on the trends and demographics of data backup. Let\u2019s start with the 2015 survey results.<\/p>\n

2015 Backblaze Backup Awareness Survey<\/h2>\n

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In 2015, there were 2,010 respondents, each of which owned at least one computer.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> How often do you back up all of the data on your computer?<\/p>\n

Over the years we\u2019ve focused on the percentage of people that have reported they are backing up their computers each day or more often. Typically this would be someone with an automated back up solution such a Backblaze<\/a>, Time Machine, or a similar product or service. In the 2015 survey, that figure is 8%. This is less than last year and continues a downward trend from 2013 as seen in the table below.<\/p>\n

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Computer Backup<\/a> Frequency 2008-2015<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Frequency<\/th>\n2008<\/th>\n2009<\/th>\n2010<\/th>\n2011<\/th>\n2012<\/th>\n2013<\/th>\n2014<\/th>\n2015<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Daily<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weekly<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yearly<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year Plus<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Never<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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