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So excited to consolidate my mess of drives and get a big boost to my storage.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not necessarily the spin up that's the problem, but the fact that a magnetised bit doesn't last forever.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but hardly because they planned on it. Don't use unpowered drives to store things! A safe bet is still a bet, data storage should not be a gamble.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)