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Myspace Lost all the Photos, Videos, and Audio Files its Users Uploaded Between 2003 and 2015

posted by mrpg on Monday March 18 2019, @06:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the backup-is-not-a-choice dept.

martyb writes:

Myspace Lost all the Music its Users Uploaded Between 2003 and 2015:

It's been a year since the music links on Myspace stopped working; at first the company insisted that they were working on it, but now they've admitted that all those files are lost: "As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available on or from Myspace. We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest that you retain your back up copies. If you would like more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Dr. Jana Jentzsch at DPO@myspace.com."

Yeah, apparently they don't have a backup.

Just another reminder that "cloud" means: someone else's computer(s).

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @07:38AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @07:38AM (#816312)

    This reminds me that soon is the World Backup Day :)
    http://www.worldbackupday.com [worldbackupday.com]

    CYA

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @11:22AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @11:22AM (#816340)

    How do I backup the world, how do I store the backup (it obviously has to be outside of the world), and how do I restore the world after it got destroyed?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @12:13PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @12:13PM (#816360)

      No worries, the world is currently fully backed up on Earth 2: Electric Bugaloo, conveniently located on the opposite side of the Sun.

      Restoration procedures have unfortunately not been fully tested as of yet.

    • (Score: 2) by rigrig on Tuesday March 19 2019, @11:50AM

      by rigrig (5129) Subscriber Badge <soylentnews@tubul.net> on Tuesday March 19 2019, @11:50AM (#816905) Homepage

      Thank you for demonstrating how people only start to think about backups when it's too late [qntm.org].

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    • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Tuesday March 19 2019, @09:06PM

      by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Tuesday March 19 2019, @09:06PM (#817130) Journal

      One atom at a time.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday March 18 2019, @11:47AM

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Monday March 18 2019, @11:47AM (#816351) Journal

    Not sure if "see ya" or "cover your ass"...

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