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Re:The Reliability of Optical Disks by rhn_mk1 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @10:21AM (#30897124)
No, the memory cells lose charge over time. Even one year can cause data loss. Sorry, I don't have the link, but there was someone who tested how latency increased on drives that spent months on the shelf. The explanation was error correction working harder.
Re:The Reliability of Optical Disks by xhkkffbf on Sunday April 03, 2022 @11:57AM (#30897867)
You don't need a link. I can corroborate with my own experiences. Flash memory slowly forgets information. One guy told me that he can't unplug is big SSD array because he's afraid to lose a few bits. He might as well call it RAM.