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title: "Why are database backups so important?"  
description: "Why are database backups so important?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2019-06-14  
updated: 2019-06-14  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/55082/why-are-database-backups-so-important  
category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["database", "sql server", "sql", "sql server 2008", "sql server 2012"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why are database backups so important?

[database](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12226/use-of-database-in-sencha-extjs-and-insert-record-from-user-form-using-ajax) [backups](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159789/what-are-the-different-types-of-database-backups)

## Replies

### Reply by Anonymous User

They are so important because of the following reasons:

- Data is always the target and remain vulnerable to various threats
- Un-reliable on hardware and software programs
- Importance of the data
- Critical downtime
- It all depends on the amount of time it takes to redo the work. If it’s minor; then it can be ignored. If this is a major data loss, it may take several business days and it could feasibly end up in a heavy loss for the organization.


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