How long will a "safely stored" Solid-State-Drive (SSD) keep its data? (e.g. bank safety-deposit box)
- by user31575
Here's my usecase:
once-and-only-once copy off photos/videos to an internal SATA Solid State Drive (SSD)
put this drive in a well-ventilated, air-conditioned bank "safety deposit box" for safe keeping
The question:
How long can I safely store a solid-state-drive in such an environment? i.e. 0% bitrot, 100% success when "plugged in"
Are some SSD drives more reliable than other for this usecase? (e.g. smaller size vs larger size, SLC vs MLC, different brands, etc)
More fodder:
I have read that solid state memory cards (e..g compactflash, or sd cards) have much longer durability than other media (DVD's, CD's, hard drives) for this usecase (guaranteed against bitrot/other dysfunction on the order of ~ a decades vs a year ). I don't know if this applies to "SSD hard drives".
Copying to one 500Gb ssd vs 8 64gb flash drives is easier
SSD SATA hard drives have no moving parts, but they have more "visible electronics" than a compact flash card. I don't know if this "visible electronics" can fail, i.e. in contr
I know many will point to carbonite, other cloud backup stuff, but I like the simplicity of having physical copies and wanted to understand the risks/implications
thanks,
