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    I'm told that,<br>
        - SSD will hold charge for 10 years when un-powered.<br>
        - If powered, internal chip will monitor the bits and do their
    magic.<br>
    So, if write cycle is within spec, then it will work indefinitely,
    subject to chip failure rate.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2026-06-23 02:38, Ron Singh wrote:<br>
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            class="gmail_default">It's the literal age of the SSD I am
            really worried about -- 9+ years since mfg, 2.5yr of
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            class="gmail_default">Cells holding an electrical charge
            reliably after 10 years say, how much faith should I have in
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