Hi everyone!
I’m trying to understand which is the best way to copy, store and make something that will last for years without the worry to lost everything, HDD or SSD (both external devices)?
I was oriented on the SSD because nothing physically move inside so it is more “secure” but then I’ve started reading of people that had their SSD suddenly stop working after just some months. I’ve also read that if you don’t power the SSD for a long time you’ll lose files because cells discharge overtime.
So I thought, maybe HDD is a better option, in the end I don’t need the speed of an SSD because I don’t have to run games or softwares, when I need to backup something I’ll just wait it to finish if it’s slow, and I’ll just store the HDD at home being careful to not drop it and if for some reason I don’t use it for a long period of time in theory files should be still there.
… I don’t know. Need your help
Anyway right now I’ve a backup of all my photos/videos on the NVMe SSD inside my laptop, and only the photos/video that I really care/important to me are also inside my iPhone and on the iCloud, so I’ve like 3 copies of the photos/videos I really want to don’t loose but I’d like to find something (external HDD/SSD) that can replace the backup that I’ve on my laptop and is more reliable/secure.
Thank you everyone in advance!