Is the SanDisk Extreme Pro 3.2 Solid State Flash Drive good for long-term cold storage?
Is the SanDisk Extreme Pro 3.2 Solid State Flash Drive good for long-term cold storage?
I plan on having two of them, with the same data. I heard flash drives are not good for cold storage, but aren’t all SSDs not good for cold storage? So what’s the difference? And does this premium solid state flash drive model make it as good for cold storage as any traditional big ssd?
Also, is the Kingston DataTraveler Max Flashdrive (1000mb/s) a good alternative, or is this SanDisk FlashDrive still the best over the Kingston in terms of build quality and safe longevity of data, even with the SanDisk having half the speed?
Thank you for the help in advance. It’s so confusing.
I think it is better than most other flash. In other words, no. It is not good for cold storage. But it is a very good flash memory for normal use. I have never lost any data stored on one.
There is nothing that is good for long term cold storage.
You need multiple copies on different types of media. Check/repair it regularly and migrate to new media every now and then. Every 3-5 years.
So just power it up and repair it every 6 months, and recopy it into the USBs every few years?
No. I don't think you should use USB Flash at all, except as part of daily use. For long term storage, up to a year, use a proper SSDs and/or HDDs. And check and migrate.