Re: SSDs May Not Last That Long On The Shelf

Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

Now it seems something similar may afflict SSDs
<https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/unpowered-ssd-endurance-investigation-finds-severe-data-loss-and-performance-issues-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-refreshing-backups>.
Of course this sample is too small to draw any definite conclusions
from. But as always, it reinforces the idea that more backups is
better than fewer.

This is a well-known effect.... basically the charge leaks out of those
little cells.  The fewer states per cell, the longer they last, but on
the whole you want to keep power on them if you have long-term data storage,
just like Seagate says in the datasheet.
--scott

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