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arrow-up1384arrow-down1imageJust got a fantastic gift from my husband :)sh.itjust.works@restingboredface@sh.itjust.works to PCGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMentalEdgelink1•1 month agoObviously. I’m not actually recommending tape drives or optical, but rather that you simply do not leave your drives unpowered for 5+ years straight.
minus-square@Allero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink1•1 month agoOptical might actually be an option for the most important data Asterisks asterisks, I know :D Tape drives though…I wish they would be more common and cheap.
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkEnglish1•1 month agoIt’s not necessarily the spin up that’s the problem, but the fact that a magnetised bit doesn’t last forever.
minus-squareMentalEdgelink1•1 month agoYes, but hardly because they planned on it. Don’t use unpowered drives to store things! A safe bet is still a bet, data storage should not be a gamble.
Obviously. I’m not actually recommending tape drives or optical, but rather that you simply do not leave your drives unpowered for 5+ years straight.
Optical might actually be an option for the most important data
Asterisks asterisks, I know :D
Tape drives though…I wish they would be more common and cheap.
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It’s not necessarily the spin up that’s the problem, but the fact that a magnetised bit doesn’t last forever.
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Yes, but hardly because they planned on it. Don’t use unpowered drives to store things! A safe bet is still a bet, data storage should not be a gamble.
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