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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 32 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Flash memory won't last forever especially if it isn't plugged in once in a while.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Do you have a source? I'm not disputing you, I just wanna learn more on the subject.

[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All storage dies eventually. Flash memory (which is solid state) slowly has its data decay when it is not powered.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_degradation

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