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Doesn’t thumbdrive data decay over time? Like all flash based storage types do
by shreddit 5y ago
Doesn’t thumbdrive data decay over time? Like all flash based storage types do
- gen3 5y agoThat is my understanding. I've heard numbers around 10yr +-5, but I've never seen a study on it. I wonder if storing them zip-locked in a freezer would help (but I guess you could just use a magnetic hardrive :D )
- mceachen 5y agoThat the number I've personally experienced (I also replied to GP). It's an interesting idea to deep-freeze your drives, but the thermal stress from modern frost-free freezers that automatically dethaw periodically may negate the benefit of chilly bits... If you don't have that much to store, and are worried about data durability, I'd suggest looking into M-disc instead.
- dangerface 5y agoYes they do. I used pen drives for backups after I found one that was like 10 years old and still had my old cv on it. I stored my backups on two identical pen drives I stopped doing this when I went to backup and discovered one of the pen drives was corrupt and lost all its data. They are super cheap and fairly reliable but not quite reliable enough for backups.