Systems and methods of selective data mirroring are disclosed. In a
particular embodiment, a device is disclosed that includes a data storage
medium and a controller operably coupled to the data storage medium. The
controller configured to selectively enable a data mirroring function to
copy data in a first data storage location of the data storage medium to
one or more second data storage locations of the data storage medium when
the one or more second data storage locations do not have valid primary
data stored to them.