Overview
- Major retailers, which highlighted World Backup Day on Tuesday, posted discounts on storage drives and backup accessories.
- Coverage urged the 3-2-1 rule, meaning three copies of your files, two different types of storage, and one copy kept offsite.
- For phones, automated cloud apps like iCloud Backup, Google One, or Dropbox offer the simplest set‑and‑forget protection.
- Notable offers included a 1TB Kingston Gen4 SSD at $109.99 and a Seagate Expansion 22TB external hard drive at $389.99, equal to $17.68 per terabyte.
- Reporters noted AI-fueled demand has raised NAND flash costs, which has thinned SSD deals this year, so high‑capacity HDDs stand out on price even though they copy files more slowly and often need external power.