Poll Results

I back up data on my home PCs...
24.5 % =>daily, or whenever files change or get added
17.2 % =>once a week
9.7 % =>once a month
41 % =>every now and then
7.5 % =>other (please leave comment)
Total Answers: 1554

Selected Comments

everything important is on (encrypted) remote servers anyway
Time Machine.
Still planning to purchase the external HDD :)
Disk based and weekly on DLT tape, with a tape at the neighbor's
too late
changed files daily to usb, full quarterly to dvd (+time machine)
Never. There is nothing on it I can't rebuild.
I know better but I am lazy
Batch file makes for easy backup!
Never

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