restingboredface@sh.itjust.works to PCGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoJust got a fantastic gift from my husband :)sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageJust got a fantastic gift from my husband :)sh.itjust.worksrestingboredface@sh.itjust.works to PCGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months 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-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIt’s not necessarily the spin up that’s the problem, but the fact that a magnetised bit doesn’t last forever.
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months 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.
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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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