What are the causes of data loss?

Data loss is the unexpected or accidental loss of data stored in the storage media. Data loss can occur for the following reasons.

1. Power surges
2. Software Corruption or Malfunction
3. Hardware or System failure
4. Natural Calamities
5. Errors caused by user.

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