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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

SSD are not great for long term storage, right? Guess this isn't a backup system but more of a system to have files available on multiple devices.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not been true for a long time.

Especially for a private home server, SSDs run quieter, cooler, and are more compact.

Still more expensive than spinning rust though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, I don't argue about loudness, cooling or size. For me the defining factor of a good long term storage is reliability, and I have read somewhere you cannot store an SSD unpowered over long periods of time or you'll get data loss. Again probably not a factor for this system as you just keep it powered then.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Anything is ok for long term storage as long as you have a backup and you have tested the recovery

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Anything is ok for long term storage as long as you have a backup and you have tested the recovery