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I have two pocket SSDs that I archive to on an irregular basis (basically quarterly) of selected documents and photos. Each is in a small faraday bag, whichever
by epc 4y ago
I have two pocket SSDs that I archive to on an irregular basis (basically quarterly) of selected documents and photos. Each is in a small faraday bag, whichever one is in the house is in a safe, the other is in a safe deposit box at my bank. The drives themselves are unencrypted but some of the documents are encrypted (e.g. I export my 1Password vaults quarterly and encrypt those). I don’t have any kids nor plans to have any but have lost about 30% of the digital stuff I thought I was keeping safe (through bit rot, fading CDRs, regrettable document retention policies I was unaware of).
My advice would be to cut selected items to an SSD on a routine basis and either stash it in the family safe or wherever you keep important files. Use an existing filesystem, not whatever the latest newfangled vendor specific one, and use a fairly well documented format for images. Store documents as text or rtf.
- danparsonson 4y agoJust be aware that SSDs are not stable long-term stores - they need to be periodically powered up or they will eventually lose data.
- epc 4y agoAm hoping that monthly/quarterly use is enough but that’s a good point to research.
- danparsonson 4y agoFrom my own experience that's fine - I mentioned it more as a general note for anyone thinking of using SSDs for archival. I know someone who left a computer unplugged for a couple of years who lost all their data; I myself have successfully stored SSDs for a year or so without issue. Anyway as you say, worth doing your own research.
- mxuribe 4y ago> ...Each is in a small faraday bag... Now that is a great idea! I do something similar to you with the exception of using faraday bags. Thanks for sharing!