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David Amador

1 week ago • •

David Amador
1 week ago • •

TIL that SSDs can lose data if left unplugged for long periods of time (only required to hold data up to 1 year), unlike HDDs which as long as the material holds it can take years.

Edit: added link: https://www.slashgear.com/1893447/dont-leave-your-old-ssd-unplugged/

Unlike HDDs that can sit idle for years and still spin back to life, SSDs slowly degrade when left powered off for too long. SSDs use floating-gate transistors to trap electrical charges. Those charges represent your files. But over time, even without use, the electrons stored in these cells can leak. That slow leak is enough to corrupt your data.

According to JEDEC standards, consumer-grade SSDs are only required to retain data for one year when stored at 87 degrees Fahrenheit. Higher temperatures accelerate charge leakage. This means that if your SSD sits in a warm room, you're basically cooking your files. Enterprise-grade SSDs have a shorter span of three months after unplugging. This phenomenon isn't new, but it's often misunderstood. Many assume solid-state means stable forever, but in reality, SSDs are more like batteries than safes. They lose their charge even when unused.

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1893447/dont-leave-your-old-ssd-unplugged/

Here's Why You Shouldn't Leave Old SSDs Unplugged For Too Long

SSDs may be faster and have fewer moving parts than hard drives, but one thing they're not good at is data preservation. Here's why and what you can do.

^{Joseph Chidi (SlashGear)}

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Neil E. Hodges

in reply to David Amador • 1 week ago •

Same goes for SD Cards and similar. :3

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