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		fsckboy 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data >unpowered SSDs slowly lose data so it's as if the data... rusts, a little bit at a time

dsego 32 days ago [–]

Usually described as bit rot.

fsckboy 28 days ago | [–]

was referencing the main competition to ssd's, often decried as spinning rust

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