On another thread someone said:
"Do I need to regularly back up all my content in case it gets suddenly deleted?"
I replied[0]:
"You should always have a copy of your own data. Always. Without exception."
That was getting some upvotes, but I didn't think twice about it because it seems like such a no-brainer. But then it got multiple down-votes, so that made me think:
Am I wrong? Are there circumstances when you should not keep a copy of your own data?
I can't think of one, so I ask HN:
When should you not keep a copy of your own data?
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24167952