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I don't trust ssds for long term storage, and I'm mortified on the experience when they die from one second to the other. At work, we had literal hundreds of m
by pmlnr 7y ago
I don't trust ssds for long term storage, and I'm mortified on the experience when they die from one second to the other.
At work, we had literal hundreds of machines failing the same week because of sudden ssd death.
Ssds are fine for speed, but for storage... maybe one day.
- ashtonkem 7y agoProbably not. The permanent need for power to avoid data slowly disappearing from the device pretty much makes SSDs a non starter for long term storage.
- indiv0 7y agoSurely routine ZFS scrubs would mitigate this?
- ashtonkem 7y agoSSDs literally zero themselves out if they’re left unplugged for too long. No file system trickery will save you from that.
- lonelappde 7y agoAre you sure? This article says that was a misunderstanding. https://www.pcworld.com/article/2925173/debunked-your-ssd-wont-lose-data-if-left-unplugged-after-all.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2925173/debunked-your-ssd-wo...
- ashtonkem 7y agoThat’s not what the article says. The article says that consumers are overreacting, but that SSDs can and do lose their data with loss of power and/or heat.