Whether it’s human error, a hardware mishap, cybercrime, theft or natural disaster, the chances that you or someone you know will lose important data or photos is extremely high. Despite these risks, many people neglect to back up the important things regularly as the perceived time, cost and process outweigh the urgency until a data loss or unfortunate event occurs.
World Backup Day: 31 March 2026
To help safeguard what’s important, Epson is encouraging families and small businesses to use World Backup Day (March 31) as a reminder that a few simple steps, and help from easy-to-use and accessible Epson scanning technology, can help prevent permanent loss.
Stacey Tieu, senior product manager, retail scanners, Epson America, Inc. comments:
“As World Backup Day approaches, it underscores the importance of digitizing critical documents and irreplaceable photos—especially as we see technical mishaps and natural disasters continue to destroy irreplaceable records each year. Thomas Jefferson’s advice still resonates…’Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Epson offers a range of affordable, easy-to-use scanning solutions to empower families to act now to help ensure important records and photos are protected for the future.”
Scan, Store, Secure: Helpful Data and Photo Backup Tips
A helpful backup rule of thumb is to follow the 3-2-1 strategy, keeping three copies of data, stored on two different types of media with one copy stored offsite, like in the cloud.
Epson provides consumers and businesses alike with easy-to-use scanning solutions that streamline the digitizing of data and photos, and many of Epson’s solutions also back up popular cloud storage services, including Dropbox®, Evernote®, Google Driveâ„¢ and OneDrive® to create a reliable and easily accessible digital backup filing system. In order to do this, end users would need to download the Epson Smart Panel® app and wirelessly scan to smartphones or tablets (Android/iOS devices).
Turning Documents into Smart Digital Data
To backup business receipts, invoices, and financial documents, the RapidReceipt® RR-600W wireless receipt and document scanner can extract and categorize receipts and invoices to export to financial software like TurboTax® and QuickBooks®, so long as end users have Epson ScanSmart software.
Driven by Epson ScanSmart® AI PRO technology, RapidReceipt goes beyond simple document capture, to quickly and accurately convert scanned information into smart digital data, making documents ready for the future of AI workflows, enabling documents to be easily searchable.
Paperwork, Certificates, and More
Designed for easy use, the WorkForce® ES-C320W wireless desktop document scanner offers two-sided scanning, wireless connectivity, and a compact design that uses a small footprint of desk space. The scanner offers convenient features to backup data, including wireless scanning to a computer or mobile device, and with the included Epson ScanSmart software, users can preview, email and upload scans, as well as streamline files with features such as automatic file name suggestion and OCR.
On-the-Go Scanning
For those working with paperwork outside the office, the ES-60W is ideal. It offers wireless scanning and fast speeds, scanning a single page in as fast as 4 seconds at 300 dpi (dots per inch). USB or battery-powered, it wirelessly scans documents to a PC, Mac®, iOS® or Android™ device, provided users have the Epson DocumentScan app, that can be backed up and accessed by team members worldwide.
Preserve Your Memories
Backing up cherished family photographs is simple with the FastFoto® FF-680W wireless high-speed photo scanning system. Scanning thousands of photos, as fast as 1 photo per second, front and back, it is easy to quickly comb through stacks of memories and upload them to a preferred backup service or external storage device. This is based on an average speed from start of scan to end of feeding, scanning thirty-six 4″ x 6″ photos at 300 dpi in landscape orientation. Results may vary based on processor speed, memory, and operating system of the connected computer, however scanning at 1 photo per second is exceptionally fast!
Epson have many devices for back up solutions and Epson encourages everyone to take part in World Backup Day by building a reliable digital system and safeguarding critical information against accidental loss or unexpected disruptions.
