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This is why I have multiple backups. But I'm a nerd who likes computers and has money. Not everyone has the means or knowledge to do the same. Users are getting screwed more and more by corporations and the decisions they force on their customers. Capitalism is long past the part where we could pretend that it was good for regular people. We're in the finding-out phase from here on.
I am a nerd without money - I have 3 drives 2 that live offsite. 6gb humble spinny drives. Everything that's important to me gets copied to these drives- I'm not using any fancy software - its a cut and paste job from a few Linux laptops and a desktop. I still have all my original wav file and games backup from 1998 with this method ( though then they were on 10 zip discs ) It just takes a little due diligence to back up your data.
god zip drives were so cool
Until you got the click of death. - happened to me.. luckily even back then I had a copy. Get your friends to host a copy of your stuff offsite and offer to do the same for them. We even share a drive of music we send around every couple years. Everyone benefits.