On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:20:05 +0100
Linux-Fan wrote:
> IBM says that for enterprise drives (typically higher quality than
> consumer- grade drives) only three months of data retention are
> guaranteed at 40°C. And: This article is from 2021, too...
Well, it turns out I was in a good position to d
On Sat, 14 Jan 2023, at 15:49, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Let's separate the problem into three cases:
>
> - I recently deleted some files, I want them back. (Same as "I
> recently changed some files, I want the old versions.")
>
> - I have lost a filesystem for some reason, I want it restored.
>
> - I n
Jeremy Nicoll wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2023, at 15:33, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> The whole issue makes me wonder if, say, I should plan on having several
> SSDs for each set of backup data (I mean separately from the common-
> sense approach of having more than one copy of anything anyway).
On Fri, 13 Jan 2023, at 15:33, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> I've read some of that article, or, I guess, really the abstract and the
> section labeled "Content" on that page:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/potential-ssd-data-loss-after-extended-shutdown
Is there a longer article? I have t
rhkra...@gmail.com writes:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:20:05 PM Linux-Fan wrote:
> > Or does one need to read every byte, allocated or not?
>
> AFAIK one needs to _power_ the device every once in a while and keep power
> connected for some time. Then, the controller can dos all the necessa
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:20:05 PM Linux-Fan wrote:
> > Or does one need to read every byte, allocated or not?
>
> AFAIK one needs to _power_ the device every once in a while and keep power
> connected for some time. Then, the controller can dos all the necessary
> actions in the backgroun
On 1/11/23 06:58, Tom Browder wrote:
I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the existing
DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I will get up to
four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is to use the SSDs
for backup, but not in a RAID configu
On 11/01/2023 14:58, Tom Browder wrote:
I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the
existing DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I
will get up to four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is
to use the SSDs for backup, but not in a RAID co
Jeremy Nicoll writes:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023, at 14:58, Tom Browder wrote:
> I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the existing
> DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I will get up to
> four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is to use the
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 09:10 Dan Ritter wrote:
…
> I have lots of MX500 1TB SSDs in service, and they are perfectly
> fine, largely unremarkable devices
…
> Thanks, Dan—good to know.
>
-Tom
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023, at 14:58, Tom Browder wrote:
> I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the existing
> DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I will get up to
> four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is to use the SSDs
> for backup, but no
Tom Browder wrote:
> I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the existing
> DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I will get up to
> four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is to use the SSDs
> for backup, but not in a RAID configuration.
>
I plan to install a 4-bay, hot swappable SSD dock to replace the existing
DVD in my only 5.5" externally accesible bay. To fill it, I will get up to
four 2.5 inch SSDs of 1 Tb: MX500 by Crucial. My plan is to use the SSDs
for backup, but not in a RAID configuration.
I would appreciate opinions on
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