Storage Media Life Expectancy: SSDs, HDDs & More!

Lifespan of hard drives, SSDs, and other magnetic, solid state and optical media. My 2023 video “Explaining SSDs” is here: And my previous video on M-Disc is here: I also have a related data retention video called “Cyber Security: Backups & Encryption”: SELECTED REFERENCES Arcserve “Data Storage Lifespans”: Backblaze “Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2023”: Backblaze “How Long do Disk Drives Last?”: Canadian Conversation Institute “Longevity of Recordable CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays”: CLIR “How Long Can You Store CDs and DVDs and Use Them Again?”: Easeus “Does and SSD Need Power to Retain Data?”: Easeus “How Long Do Hard Drives or External Hard Drives Last (If Unused)”: ELinfor “Flash memory data retention and integrity technology”: Enterprise Storage Forum: “Life Expectancy of a Drive: HDD, SSD, and Flash”: Google Patents “Patrol function used in flash storage controller to detect data errors”: IBM “Potential for SSD data loss after extended shutdown”: IEEE Xplore “Data retention in MLC NAND flash memory”: IONAS “How Long is SSD Life Span?”: JEDEC “JECEC SSD Specifications Explained”: [Compatibility Mode] Micron “Comparing SSD and HDD Endurance in the Age of QLC SSDs”: Pioneer “BDRZ13”: Drives/BDR-X13UBK “How Long Can SSD Hold Data Without Power”: SD Association “FAQ”: Secure Data Recovery “How Long do Hard Drives Last”: Segate “Establishing Industry Endurance Standards for Solid State Storage”: Superuser “Lifespan of an SSD (NAND Flash) for minimal write use archive purposes”: Superuser “SSD Data Refresh”: TechTarget “What is NAND Flash wear-out?”: Total Data Migration “Storage Lifespan FAQs - Tape Data Services”: TechTarget “Charge trap technology advantages for 3D NAND flash drives”: More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: @explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: @explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:37 Data Survival (overview) 02:25 Hard Drive Life Expectancy 07:07 Other Magnetic Storage 08:15 SSD Life Expectancy 13:30 Flash Drives & Memory Cards 14:17 CDs, DVDs & Blu-Ray 17:04 Data Immortality #SSD #Lifespan #HDD #DVD #Blu-Ray #ExplainingComputers