Kyoto University in Japan loses 77TB of research data due to flaw in its supercomputer

The flawed backup mechanism resulted in the deletion of 34 million files from 14 research groups from the system as well as the backup file. The university found that the work of four of the affected groups could no longer be restored.

Kyoto University in Japan has lost around 77TB of research data owing to an issue in its Hewlett-Packard supercomputer's backup mechanism. The event occurred between December 14 and 16, 2021, and resulted in the deletion of 34 million files from 14 research groups from the system as well as the backup file.

After investigating the impact of the loss, the university found that the work of four of the affected groups could no longer be restored. The affected users have been informed about the data lost through emails, as per reports.