Mike Dilger on Nostr: Yesterday I learned that USB SSDs suffer data fade (bit rot) after about 1-2 years. ...
Yesterday I learned that USB SSDs suffer data fade (bit rot) after about 1-2 years. But you can avoid this just by plugging them in for a few hours at least once a year. This lets the controller refresh all the weak leaky data.
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