The Holidays are over - What are you doing with your photos?

Imagine that all of your irreplaceable photos, home movies, address books, music collections and documents suddenly disappeared. Maybe it was a spilled drink, a theft or a natural disaster, but whatever the cause, the digital content stored on your local computer is gone forever.

Unfortunately, accidents like this happen. According to a recent poll sponsored by Hitachi and conducted online by Harris Interactive, almost half of U.S adults who have digital data (45%) have lost photos, music, videos or documents, due to risky media back-up strategies.

We wanted to know why? With so many easy and affordable backup options, why are consumers still losing these precious memories? We found there were two primary reasons:

1. 20% of people think backing up is “too technical”

2. And another 39% don’t know how to back up

Hitachi wants to demystify these myths about online backup and help our reader’s safe-guard against the potential loss of these important files with a few simple tips that we’ve included in the attached infographic.

It's a new year and a perfect time to put a plan in place to protect your memories.