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Western Digital shows how to save priceless memories and data on World Backup Day 2023
Do you know what’s truly invaluable to the point of being priceless? Your most sentimental content or important work-related data, those images, ideas and stories that you hope will last a lifetime. From the first family holiday VDO that you spent three weeks editing, the first code for a new beta application, to the thousand songs and movies downloaded to a device, or that silly short film sent to Grandma of her young grandchild’s first few steps.
Everyone can get a new computer or smart phone in the blink of an eye these days but try replacing those important memories. It simply can’t be done. Therefore, in commemoration of World Backup Day which falls on March 31, Western Digital, a global leader in storage solutions, wants to remind you of the importance of backing up data regularly, whether on smartphone, PC, tablet or Mac.
Here are some data backup tips from Western Digital and the recommended storage products to suit every lifestyle:
- For your smartphone: Use a USB flash drive
The USB Flash drive is a simple, fast, and affordable plug-and-play solution for archiving files, photos and videos directly from your smartphone. Even now there are dual-USB connectors like the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe, which can transfer files easily between smartphones, tablets, Macs, and computers/laptops with Type-A plugs.
SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C
For iPhone users who usually don’t have the option to increase the internal memory of the smartphone, the Sandisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe also comes with two connectors to make it easier to transfer & backup files between your iPhone, iPad Pro, Mac and USB Type-C devices including Android phones.
SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe
- An External Drive for Extra Capacity
Professional workers in the digital field, such as photographers, content creators, videographers, and designers, usually need a very large storage capacity to store their files.
For extra-large capacity, you can use an external drive, which is divided into two options: Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD).
A HDD, such as the WD My Passport, usually has a more affordable price with a larger storage capacity, while an SSD such as the WD My Passport SSD is superior in terms of speed and higher durability. Each of these options has its own advantages, so choose the option that best suits your needs.
WD My Passport is available in capacities up to 5TB, and comes in a range of vibrant colors
WD My Passport SSD has blazing fast read speeds up to 1,050MB/s, with drop-resistance up to 1.98m
In order not to forget to do backups, it is recommended to schedule regular reminders every month or every 3 months, to back up photos and videos across your devices to an external drive.
To make it easier, backup software is included in both WD My Passport and WD My Passport SSD to enable simple back up of files to your drive or cloud service account.
What’s more, WD My Passport has a 3-year limited warranty while WD My Passport SSD has a 5-year limited warranty. Both also come equipped with 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection so you can save, access and protect the content that matters to you.
- For all your digital contents in one place
If you like to save all your digital content in one central place, WD My Cloud Home can be the solution. It plugs into your router and can back up every device on your network, including external drives, USBs, mobile devices, computers and even cloud accounts automatically. They’re available in capacities up to a massive 16TB.
WD My Cloud Home
Everything can be accessed remotely and securely across the internet, and you can invite friends and family to collaborate on photos, videos, documents and more – perfect for vacations, work and school. All users can be given restricted access or use protected spaces that only they have access to.
Thanks to helpful tools like automatic backup software and password protection, data backup has become simpler and can be performed regularly. If you consistently back up data, you will avoid the painful risk of data loss. In addition, data backups will make it easier for you to retrieve files and information when needed. So, protect yourself from the pain of losing precious data, with backup products from WD and SanDisk.
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