Accidental Data Loss
Common causes of accidental data loss:
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Acts of God: fires, floods, earthquakes, wars, riots, or
rats gnawing backup tapes.
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Hardware or software errors: CPU malfunctions,
unreadable disks or tapes, telecommunication errors,
program bugs.
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Human errors: incorrect data entry, wrong tape or CD-
ROM mounted, wrong program run, lost disk or tape, or
some other mistake.
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