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I don't disagree, but it's not really different with spinning rust. the solution would likely be similar: seal it in an enclosure to prevent intrusion of dust,
by bshipp 7y ago
I don't disagree, but it's not really different with spinning rust. the solution would likely be similar: seal it in an enclosure to prevent intrusion of dust, scratches, etc.
- butteroverflow 7y agoI believe HDDs slowly lose stored data if you don't rewrite it periodically? I remember reading some data recovery forum a few years back with the local experts saying something about 10 years of reliable data storage for an HDD lying on a shelf. After that, all bets are off.
- bergoid 7y ago> spinning rust TIL https://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-spinning-rust/ https://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-spinning-rust/ > Spinning Rust – term for conventional hard disk drives with motors and using ferrous-based platters for data storage. Probably derogatory now that Flash Drives are beginning to replace conventional drives.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoTIL? Goddamnit, how old am I?
- anentropic 7y agoand/or add some degree of redundancy and error correction to the storage codec
- andrey_utkin 7y agoBut the rust which is supposed to be spun, doesn't live long when not being spun? So far the most viable "solution" is to store data in the cloud service like Backblaze or AWS S3, where it's someone else headache to maintain high enough duplication and swap the drives as they reach their EOL.