What practice is described for protecting data in file management?

• A. Encryption
• B. Regular Backups
• C. Archiving
• D. Cloud Sync

Answer: (B)

Regular backups create independent copies of your files so you can recover after accidental deletion, corruption, or hardware failure. By scheduling backups regularly, you establish restore points that let you return to a previous, good state of your data.

Encryption protects the content from unauthorized access, but it doesn’t guarantee you can recover lost data. Archiving is about preserving older or infrequently used data for long-term storage, not about quick recovery from recent data loss. Cloud syncing keeps files consistent across devices, but it can propagate deletions or corruptions and isn’t a guaranteed way to restore to a previous state.

For solid data protection, back up regularly and, if possible, follow a 3-2-1 approach: three copies of the data, on two different media, with one copy offsite.