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Common causes of data loss around Syracuse

Lake-effect snow off Lake Ontario can bury Syracuse quickly, and heavy wet snow and ice bring down tree limbs and power lines across Onondaga County. Outages during cold weather are hard on equipment twice over: power drops while drives are writing, and then devices are moved between freezing cars and warm rooms. Use a UPS for desktops and any home NAS, shut machines down cleanly when the lights start flickering, and let a laptop that rode in a cold car sit at room temperature before you open it, so condensation does not form inside.

Much of Syracuse's housing is older, with basements, aging plumbing, and radiators that can leak or burst during a deep freeze. Spring snowmelt and heavy summer rain can also put water in basements and lower-level apartments. Keep computers and external drives off basement floors and away from pipes and radiators, and do not store your only backup in the same room as the computer. Humid summers add another factor, so a dehumidifier in a basement office helps keep electronics and stored drives from corroding over time.

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