On 2024-02-27 17:34, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
On 2/27/24 03:30, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2024-02-27 05:49, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
Also, I have no issue myself with USB thumb drives. Indeed, I've got a 256GB one permanently plugged into the back of my desktop. I use it for daily backups of important things, like my ssh private keys to get into remote servers.
Thumb drives (sticks) fail eventually. That technology has a limited number of writes. How long they will last is an unknown. There is no SMART, there is no wear levelling.
I understand, but I've been using mine for more than 10-years, running rsync's to it from a daily cron job. It's storing 186GB right now in an XFS filesystem.
But you have a point, maybe I should get a new one and retire the old one just in case. I think the old one is even USB2.
Why don't you get an SSD of a similar size? Prices are quite reasonable. They even make them in nvme form factor (maybe they are nvme inside, dunno): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Firecuda-Gaming-External-Solid/dp/B0839T2V2... Linked Photo: Photo of Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD, 500GB, External SSD, USB-C -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)