Will my SSD lose data if my computer isn't powered on for 3months?
Will my SSD lose data if my computer isn't powered on for 3months?
Owen Hall
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Nicholas Baker
No.
Jace Allen
No.
t. Did it myself
Dylan Garcia
i didn't know it was opposite day today
Angel Martinez
>ssd
>non-volatile memory
>>will it lose data?
No clue.
Tyler Murphy
Mine did after about 2 years or so. Had random desktop files missing/corrupted.
3 months is fine tho
Luis Baker
Or is it?
Maybe it is maybe it isn't
Maybe it will or maybe it won't
Let's keep these questions unanswered
Henry Nelson
It could. Make sure your backups are up to date before leaving for that long.
Isaac Walker
They do have this issue though, they need power to keep the files or they start losing the data, google
also google
Alexander Gutierrez
Data loss averages around the 6-8 month mark.
Never before.
Luke Howard
How are we supposed to know that?
Any device can fail, especially if it's unpowered. You can minimize this risk by storing it in proper environment.
Kevin Adams
It's called non-volatile memory for a reason.
It's not battery-backed RAM, it's actual persistent storage.
Logan Cox
Non-volatile doesn't mean until the end of the universe. We have no reliable way of storing digital data for 100 years or more and still we speak of non-volatile data.
SSDs are, like all storage media, less-volatile memory and you should always consider the limitations (which for SSDs are worse than HHDs).
Ayden Gonzalez
>Non-volatile doesn't mean until the end of the universe. We have no reliable way of storing digital data for 100 years or more and still we speak of non-volatile data.
OP asked for 3 months, not until the end of the universe.
Jace Wilson
See
Joshua Martinez
See
Easton Russell
I wasn't commenting on OP. There was this faggot who implied that non-volatile means that it won't lose data which is wrong.
Carter Martinez
Whatever, user. I can't be bothered dealing with this level of autism today.
Benjamin Bell
>which for SSDs are worse than HHDs
Define "data loss".
HDDs fail due to mechanical failure and/or logic board malfunction. SSDs only fail because of logic board malfunction. SSDs are designed to sustain defined wear. HDDs are designed to work as long as it can. So if SSD is worn due to NAND cell wear it goes into read-only mode, so your data is fully recoverable. HDDs just die and your data is fucked.
OP, just get yourself a nice LTO streamer and pack of cheap-ass LTO3/4 cartridges. There are designed for 25 years of storage.
Anthony Ross
>Define "data loss".
As far as I can tell we were talking about data retention.
Jace Turner
No. Your PC is being powered constantly anyway. You'd have to switch off the PSU or unplug it to stop it from powering it's devices.
Jeremiah Brooks
Not to mention yank out the BIOS battery.
Henry Wright
I don't know about your PSU but mine will only power the mainboard for WOL. No power on the peripherals.
Also, keeping the SSDs powered without an active SATA link doesn't guarantee the memory ICs are will be powered as well. It's up to the design of the hardware/firmware what happens in this situation.
Owen Davis
OP is refering to data degradation aka data rot/bit rot.
SSDs do leak electrical charges that store data due to imperfect insulation over time.
> HDDs just die and your data is fucked
Not really, you can transplant the platters into working HDD and retrieve the data
Nolan Morales
>Not really, you can transplant the platters into working HDD and retrieve the data
How about just restoring from backups.
Joseph Cox
No.
A SSD's Data isn't fucked if it has sat there for 3 months.
Isaac James
no you can't.
In old drives you also had to move the U18 chip from old board.
Owen Roberts
>Not really, you can transplant the platters into working HDD and retrieve the data
Everything is easy for the man who doesn't have to do it and doesn't understand what is involved.
Tyler Cook
This
Easton Martinez
anandtech.com
"Remember that the figures presented here are for a drive that has already passed its endurance rating, so for new drives the data retention is considerably higher, typically over ten years for MLC NAND based SSDs."
Zachary Barnes
No, and that's particularly true if you leave it attached to power, even if off.
SSD will receive STBY power even if the computer is off, which should be enough.
Jordan Wood
Yes you can
youtube.com
My point was that a "dead" HDD doesn't mean its the end of the world and that the data can be saved. The method is irrelevant
Lucas Watson
Yeah, if you don't mind giving them your firstborn child and perhaps even your kidneys