It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/meowwentthedino on 2024-12-31 08:39:38.

Simple hypothetical question..... Does anyone know how long an SD card can realistically sit dormant for a prolonged period of time before it croaks it or starts to degrade.

Example: I take photos on my DSLR of a gig, label the SD card after said gig, dump photos from the camera to my PC, upload and save to Adobe, PC, and external backup, then store away the SD card like storing a master tape recording, stored in a box on a shelf in a temperature controlled environment for however many years till I may need to restore one or two files.

Is there any downside to this other than the obvious cost of drives?

though seeing how cheep flash storage has become and my local tech shop is selling quality cards for a very fair price.

Thanks,

David,