WHAT! 😳
SSDs are basically slow RAM.
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fast PROM
So what exactly would just powering up the ssd do? As long as i don’t rewrite all cells those are still in a low power state aren’t they? Or would it be enough to just check the entire disk once ny crystaldisk or something?
Just powering up the SSD allows the controller to perform charge refreshing on the cells - basicaly the charge in NAND cells leaks over time, and a powered controller can detect and recharge cells that are getting too weak before data is lost (some better power stations on gearscouts.com can provide clean power for this if you’re doing it off-grid).
You are quite late to answer, but as i haven’t put any research into it your information is even more appreciated
very very old news
no storage drive on the planet last more than two to three years and just like batteries go bad just sitting like everything else been a problem that people refuse to acknowledge like everything else
actual problem is finding storage on not only more durable longer lasting drives but also ones that use materials and resources that are more sustainable
no storage drive on the planet last more than two to three years
I have a 20+ year old disk hard drive from a desktop I used in high school that I can plug in and still access my files.
You may not know it, but SSDs will lose data after a period of time if they are simply left unplugged, which can be a serious threat to your data if you store backups or precious files on unplugged SSDs. A year-two update on the how long can SSDs store data unpowered video series is another reminder about the importance of regularly refreshing your backups with a bit of juice. The tests consist of storing data on an SSD and then leaving it unplugged for years to see the impact on the stored data.
A year-two update on the how-long-can-SSDs-store-data-unpowered video series
Absolute banger of an example of a sentence that needs more hyphens. The author was kind enough to say “year-two”, but then tortured us with trying to figure out the rest of the sentence.
Absolute banger-of-an-example-of-a-sentence that needs more hyphens.
In German we call that EinabsolutesKnallerbeispielfüreinenSatzdermehrBindestrichebraucht.
Oh yeah, we call it that in Canada too
