How To Back Up Your Data And Keep It Safe

My personal files were backed up on two HDD external hard drives, which both died within 24 hours in July. Windows 10 kept telling me that one drive wasn't working properly and offered to repair it, but it didn't, and the other driver made a strange clicking noise and couldn't be identified at all. All of this got me thinking: what is the best approach to back up your data as a consumer, and what do you do if something goes wrong?

External hard drives are plug-and-play storage devices for computers. There are two types: hard disc drives (HDDs), which store data on spinning magnetic discs, and solid-state drives (SSDs), which use chip-based flash storage technology. However, the retailer is now moving its range of products more towards SSDs, "because the technology is much more stable".