Accidental data deletion could happen for a variety of reasons. Here are some of them

• Human error: In today’s IT landscape, it’s common to have multiple environments and collaborate across teams, each of which may have different naming conventions for cloud resources. This can sometimes cause confusion and lead to unintentional deletion of Droplets. While we have measures in place to prevent this such as a two-step deletion process, it’s still possible to mistakenly delete the wrong Droplet.
• Data consolidation: Data is more abundant than ever and developers or business owners are often looking to optimize data storage. In an effort to create disk space for new data, you might delete or overwrite old Droplets which are still being used to run your apps or websites.
• Administrative errors: IT systems can be complex and require serious testing before any migration, configuration, or other administrative tasks are performed. There’s a myriad of administrative reasons including insufficient training, lack of testing, security or network misconfiguration, that can all lead to data loss.