

When this happens, you'll find that data saved for this sector disappear or become corrupt. Most people are unaware that bad sectors on your Linux device can also result in data loss. An unexpected shutdown of your PC could result in the corruption of the file system, causing data to be inaccessable.

Loss of power can also result in data loss on your Linux device. The virus infection tends to occur when you download an unsafe piece of data from a compromised website or other forms of sources like emails and more.

Unplanned formatting of your Linux device also falls within this category. Accidentally press the Shift+Delete button or run the rm command without ensuring that the files are unimportant or backed up.
