[kwlug-disc] SSD's can lose data over time

[Chris Irwin]

On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 07:33:13PM -0400, Chris Frey wrote:
>So today I learned that an SSD drive, sitting in a drawer without
>power, is in the process of forgetting its data.
>
>I'm shocked I'm only learning this now.  Is this common knowledge?
>
>https://www.xda-developers.com/your-unpowered-ssd-is-slowly-losing-your-data/

So I've converted a couple older PCs to SSDs (or Compact Flash) with 
adapters.

I don't use them terribly often, so I suppose I'll have to look into 
some disk integrity tool, and backup/restore that works with DOS and 
Windows 95...

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Chris Irwin

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