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How does this compare to using mirrored/RAID hard drives to protect from viruses or data loss?

April 26, 2017compare Data Hard Drives loss mirrored protect raid viruses

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How does this compare to using mirrored/RAID hard drives to protect from viruses or data loss?

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Mirrored hardware only protects you from a hardware failure. Since 90% of data loss is due to data corruption or user error, mirrored equipment offers no protection. This is because corrupt data gets instantly written to the mirror equipment. The only way to protect your data is by having a historical selection of backups from which to restore.