For those who understand the workings of Solid State Drives and Flash Memory.
...that doesn't include me!!
There IS a lifetime issue with data stored on a flash drive. Data is stored as a series of static charges - over time those charges will dissipate and your data will evaporate. Some papers suggest that something like 10 years is a reasonable expectation for data to be retained before this starts to become an issue.
Is this the same for SSD's? They are nothing more than piggybacked Flash memory, yes?
If so, then would just plugging in the flash drive or turning on the SSD "re-charge" the stored data?
Apparently strong electromagnetic fields still disturb both HDD's and SSD's.
...that doesn't include me!!
There IS a lifetime issue with data stored on a flash drive. Data is stored as a series of static charges - over time those charges will dissipate and your data will evaporate. Some papers suggest that something like 10 years is a reasonable expectation for data to be retained before this starts to become an issue.
Is this the same for SSD's? They are nothing more than piggybacked Flash memory, yes?
If so, then would just plugging in the flash drive or turning on the SSD "re-charge" the stored data?
Apparently strong electromagnetic fields still disturb both HDD's and SSD's.