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To: i-node who wrote (409)	1/29/2017 8:25:58 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 1316

High-Definition games and video eat up space at an insane rate, but if a person waits till a large drive is beginning to fail, they may not have enough time to transfer everything while the drive is usable. Josh * * *

To: i-node who wrote (409)	1/30/2017 2:07:59 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1316

That article bothered me about SSD data retention. I've thought about storing drive images on thumb-drives, but now question how reliable that would be. Here's the article again... SSD reliability in the real world: Google's experience Using data from millions of drive days in Google datacenters, a new paper offers production lifecycle data on SSD reliability. Surprise! SSDs fail differently than disks - and in a dangerous way. Here's what you need to know. February 25, 2016 zdnet.com Message 30936110 Josh *** * ***