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What if HDD platter gets scratched? What if SSD memory gets scratched? What if <any storage> gets <X mechanical damage>?
by bufferoverflow 7y ago
What if HDD platter gets scratched?
What if SSD memory gets scratched?
What if <any storage> gets <X mechanical damage>?
- klez 7y agoThose are not touted as a very-long-term archival solution. This one is.
- toyg 7y agoThe point of this tech is precisely to overcome the limitations of previous ones. > What if <any storage> gets <X mechanical damage>? It's more like "How much X damage can storage Y tolerate before losing Z amount of data?" You evaluate the different tech then you pick the best option. Maybe some of this could be mitigated with logical techniques (e.g. make data redunant over 2 or 3 different parts of the disc, sacrificing capacity for durability), but it really depends on whether the process allows for this or completely borks out as soon as a scratch happens. They don't say anything about that and I think it's a pretty important aspect of any long-term storage solution.