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A New Survey From Handy Recovery Advisor Shows Over 70% of U.S. Users Have Faced Data Loss

UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – A Handy Recovery survey finds accidental deletion and hardware failure cause nearly two-thirds of data loss incidents among 71% of U.S. adults surveyed.

  • On July 9, 2025, Handy Recovery Advisor released findings from a survey conducted with 1,000 adults across the United States regarding their experiences with data loss.
  • The survey aimed to understand how people handle data loss, which occurs frequently in households, not just businesses, according to content strategist Andrii Yasko.
  • The survey revealed that 71% of Americans have experienced data loss at some point, with the most common reasons being mistakenly deleting files and hardware malfunctions . Additionally, users of Mac computers face a 30% higher likelihood of data loss compared to those using Windows PCs.
  • Survey data indicated 92% of respondents knew recovery is possible, 60% of successful recoveries occurred without professional help, and nearly 79% of DIY attempts restored files.
  • The findings suggest most people eventually face data loss but often resolve it independently, while cloud storage links clearly to better data resilience.
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A New Survey from Handy Recovery Advisor Shows Over 70% of U.S. Users Have Faced Data Loss

A nationwide U.S. survey by Handy Recovery Advisor exposes the main causes, user habits, and blind spots behind data loss, and shows how common and preventable it is

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PR Newswire broke the news in United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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