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arrow-up1407imageJust got a fantastic gift from my husband :)sh.itjust.works@restingboredface@sh.itjust.works to PCGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilink1•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-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilinkEnglish1•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-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilink1•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.
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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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