March 18,2025:If your content is important to you, it’s worth backing up. We live in a digital-first world where our most valued possessions—our photos, videos, files, and projects—are saved on various devices. Whether it’s human error or accidental deletion, lost, stolen, or damaged hardware,e or cyberattacks, we often aren’t prepared. Having a backup plan can help us save what’s most important to us.
So, how do you ensure that your data is backed up? Well, this checklist will help you evaluate your current backup strategy, helping you turn it into a foolproof strategy and avoid the pain of losing critical data.
Are you following the golden rule of backup?
The first step of having a robust backup is ensuring that you follow the 3-2-1 strategy. This means having three copies of your data, stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept offsite. Backups should be stored in two different types of media, for one backup, you can use the SanDisk Extreme® Portable SSD which provides powerful performance and up to 8TB* of massive storage capacity for one copy and another copy preferably on a cloud storage platform. With up to three-meter drop protection and IP65 water and dust resistance, the SSD is rugged and a dependable storage solution. So, you can have one copy of your data on the SanDisk Extreme® Portable SSD, stored locally, and one on the cloud.
Invest in the right storage solution
It is important to understand, with storage needs, ‘one size fits all’ is not true. A reliable backup plan starts with choosing high-quality storage solutions that fit your needs. For instance, for faster backups and quick access to large files, one can rely on a high-performance SSD such as the SanDisk Extreme PRO® Portable SSDs, which offers up to 2000MB/s** read/write speeds and up to 4TB of storage capacity.
In addition, for a mobile device or other compatible product, having a large capacity microSDTM card or SD card can allow flexibility, ensuring enough space for storing more content before needing to offload to a long-term storage solution. Whether transferring high-resolution content or capturing 4K video, the 2TB SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDXC™ UHS-I and 2TB SanDisk Extreme PRO® microSDXC™ UHS-I memory cards provide faster, more reliable performance, helping creators tackle even the most data-intensive projects quickly and with ease.
Automated your backup?
With the devices like SanDisk® Mobile Pen Drive and SanDisk® portable SSDs, there’s no need to worry and remind yourself to back up data as these devices can be set up to automatically back up your latest data. The SanDisk® Memory Zone™ app lets you unlock, access and back up your phone’s files in one location. It can also automatically move files from your device to your drive to free up space.