ssds can lose data after 7 days without power!!!!

[chrisNova777]

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/205382-ssds-can-lose-data-in-as-little-as-7-days-without-power

[P5r]

Yeah, They drain down fast too just sitting around completely off...I have a netbook & an older HP laptop with such drives & since I don't use them much I still must be bothered with plugging them in every week or two...

There's a down side to EVERYTHING!!!

Good article, thanks chrisNova777...

[chrisNova777]

good thing i leave most of my computers on all the time...
better to back your data up to conventional hard drives maybe and use ssds just for "working space" + apps + save to a real drive

[6track]

I installed a new NVME and SSD in my computer last fall. I put the old small system SSD (it had already been working for several years) in a box.

A few days ago I connected it - the whole system worked perfectly, although more than a year had passed.

[OGF]

What have you smoked today guys? Give me some

[chrisNova777]

well its not like its irrelevant im sure we all own number of different brands + qualities of SSD by now.... its still relatively new technology, ie things didnt use to work this way so ya, anyone whos ever lost data on a hard drive failure will be forever trying to make sure it doesnt happen again

[dawful]

You guys are doing it wrong. You gotta treat it like a exotic car. You pay more for it so you can open the PC case, and feel good about it. You don't take out a Lambo, as your daily driver. You're just asking for wear and tear.

Let the grocery getter take the beating.