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If I have a usb drive and dont use it for 20+ years will it still work?

 

 

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no, because the flash chips can only hold on to the data for so long without power, about 3-4 years for well made ones. The hotter the environment, the shorter the lifespan.

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no, because 20 years from now, usb will be outdated and you wont be able to find anywhere to plug it into

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I have a 256MB USB 1.1 stick from about 2004 that still works just fine. I don't know if it'll last 20 years but it's definitely giving it all it's got.

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9 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

no, because the flash chips can only hold on to the data for so long without power, about 3-4 years for well made ones. The hotter the environment, the shorter the lifespan.

this isn't even slightly true , I have flash drives that are 64-128mb that I bought about 15 years ago that hold their data just fine.

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6 minutes ago, emosun said:

this isn't even slightly true , I have flash drives that are 64-128mb that I bought about 15 years ago that hold their data just fine.

 

this still applies to USB drives because they also use the same technology to actually store the data. 

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Just now, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

this still applies to USB drives because they also use the same technology to actually store the data. 

so you're saying if I buy an unopened 64mb usb it will NOT still have all it's disk utilities saved on it from the factory?

becuase I know that's bs lol

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3 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

 

this still applies to USB drives because they also use the same technology to actually store the data. 

go to the SSD section

 

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this still applies to USB drives because they also use the same technology to actually store the data. 

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4 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

this still applies to USB drives because they also use the same technology to actually store the data. 

ok , we got it , no need to type it twice

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Just now, emosun said:

ok , we got it , no need to type it twice

i originally put the wrong video in the first one sorry 

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3 hours ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

i originally put the wrong video in the first one sorry 

not trying to flame you for your mistake but in the future try to take advantage of the "edit" button (circled in red in the image below)

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