{"id":336,"date":"2011-07-12T14:05:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:17:27","slug":"94-of-computer-users-still-risk-data-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/94-of-computer-users-still-risk-data-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"94% of Computer Users Still Risk Data Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Backup<\/p>\n

Each of the last four years during June’s Backup Awareness Month, Backblaze has conducted a data backup survey using Harris Interactive. We always ask the same question: are you backing up your computer data and, if so, how often?<\/p>\n

The results of this fourth annual survey and the three previous ones are:<\/p>\n

Percent of Respondents Who Back Up Computer<\/a> Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Backup Daily<\/strong> or More<\/td>\n\n

7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Backup Weekly<\/strong> or More<\/td>\n\n

14%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

13%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Backup Monthly<\/strong> or More<\/td>\n\n

27%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

30%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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26%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

While in the last few years there has been a steady trend of more people backing up data; this year surprisingly fewer people responded that they back up their computers. Anyone have any theories?<\/p>\n

Other interesting statistics from the survey:<\/strong><\/p>\n