So excited to consolidate my mess of drives and get a big boost to my storage.

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      11 month ago

      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.

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          11 month ago

          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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              11 month ago

              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.