> have you seen case of SSD data loss due as result of not powering up for couple years? In normal circumstances an SSD is not going to lose data if left power

> have you seen case of SSD data loss due as result of not powering up for couple years? In normal circumstances an SSD is not going to lose data if left powered off for two years. [1] [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-retention http://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-... All in all, there is absolutely zero reason to worry about SSD data retention in typical client environment. Remember that the figures presented here are for a drive that has already passed its endurance rating, so for new drives the data retention is considerably higher, typically over ten years for MLC NAND based SSDs. If you buy a drive today and stash it away, the drive itself will become totally obsolete quicker than it will lose its data. Besides, given the cost of SSDs, it's not cost efficient to use them for cold storage anyway, so if you're looking to archive data I would recommend going with hard drives for cost reasons alone.