How many of you still remember the large archives we used to have where we stored all valuable documents? For many, those archives are now history as they chose to use a more sophisticated method of storing documents - saving them on storage devices. Saving data on storage devices can save you space, time and money and it will help you be more organized. However, they too come with a flaw. What many people don't think of is the fact that these storage devices have "an expiration date" and can be very vulnerable to exterior influences. A system crash or a physical damage of the device can cause permanent loss of data.