Microsoft deletes man’s hacked OneDrive with 25 years of photos and games – as ‘irreversible’ action prompts him to lament ‘I was counting on Microsoft to keep this safe’

• Microsoft deleted a user’s OneDrive account after it was compromised
• This resulted in the loss of 25 years of photos and games.
• Incident is a reminder to use multiple backup solutions

How much do you have stored in your Microsoft account? Consider all the photos and documents backed up to OneDrive, the games and apps linked to your username, and everything in between. Many of us have a lot of stuff stored there, but as one Microsoft user recently discovered, it can all be deleted in an instant – with Microsoft itself doing the deletion.

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