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SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
The standards body for the microelectronics industry has found that Solid State Drives (SSD) can start to lose their data and become corrupted if they are left without power for as little as a week. According to a recent presentation by Seagate's Alvin Cox, who is also chairman of the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC).
The period of time that data will be retained on an SSD is halved for every 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperature in the area where the SSD is stored.
Consumer class SSDs can store data for up to two years before the standard drops, but when it comes to SSDs used by enterprises, the drives are only expected to retain data for a period of three months – a fact confirmed by Samsung, Seagate and Intel's own ratings on their products.
Security firm KoreLogic is concerned that far too many people are now using SSDs in both consumer and enterprise applications, which is clearly not a great idea if the data is important and might be needed for a longer period that three months. The firm advises that users make sure to regularly back up their data and create drive images, or they will risk losing their data, which can have disastrous consequences, for example if the data was part of evidence gather by a law firm for a deposition.
presentation by Seagate's Alvin Cox
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#5067612 Posted on: 05/11/2015 09:07 AM
I like how enterprises play the game. First they manufacture and sell tons of these things, stating it's more reliable than HDDs, and out of nowhere this comes out
I like how enterprises play the game. First they manufacture and sell tons of these things, stating it's more reliable than HDDs, and out of nowhere this comes out
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#5067620 Posted on: 05/11/2015 09:29 AM
OK from now on I shall be putting my SSDs in the fridge when I go on holiday!
OK from now on I shall be putting my SSDs in the fridge when I go on holiday!
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#5067628 Posted on: 05/11/2015 10:01 AM
Wait, this affects all SSDs?
This is a long shot, but it might explain the fact that my OS and some apps keeps throwing weird errors at times. I've been going on holidays for as much as 2 months in the summer with the home PC unplugged.
It might be a huge coincidence, but when I return there are frequent screwups which occasionally end up with me reinstalling the whole OS. The most recent issue I recall is image thumbnails not displaying properly and video thumbnails not being displayed at all. Though the issue fixed itself.
As I stated: what I described above is a very long shot.
Very interesting. Makes you wonder how mature SSDs really are. But I'm happy for now. Considering my SSD is almost 4 years old and it's still going. Although the OS loading time has degraded massively since when it was new.
Wait, this affects all SSDs?
This is a long shot, but it might explain the fact that my OS and some apps keeps throwing weird errors at times. I've been going on holidays for as much as 2 months in the summer with the home PC unplugged.
It might be a huge coincidence, but when I return there are frequent screwups which occasionally end up with me reinstalling the whole OS. The most recent issue I recall is image thumbnails not displaying properly and video thumbnails not being displayed at all. Though the issue fixed itself.
As I stated: what I described above is a very long shot.
Very interesting. Makes you wonder how mature SSDs really are. But I'm happy for now. Considering my SSD is almost 4 years old and it's still going. Although the OS loading time has degraded massively since when it was new.
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#5067633 Posted on: 05/11/2015 10:28 AM
No worries, running Norton Ghost 15 twice a week on a Schedule.
No worries, running Norton Ghost 15 twice a week on a Schedule.
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Don't forget, that time range is when the SSD will start to loose single bits. It's not like that after 7 days the enterprise SSD is completely empty with a bang. And also, that's when they might start to lose data, depending on how the manufacturer has built the device.