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crabby3:
The wear seems to be caused at the atomic-level.   Quotes from here.   Short read... if you know your acronyms.

NAND flash stores the information by controlling the amount of electrons in a region called a “floating gate”. These electrons change the conductive properties of the memory cell (the gate voltage needed to turn the cell on and off), which in turn is used to store one or more bits of data in the cell. This is why the ability of the floating gate to hold a charge is critical to the cell’s ability to reliably store data.

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When written to and erased during the normal course of use, the oxide layer separating the floating gate from the substrate degrades, reducing its ability to hold a charge for an extended period of time.

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So... are current flash drives the convertable roofs of the computer world?  Cool and fun 8) when they're new but begin to leak later on?

Maybe the best way to extend the life of your data is to walk to the next aisle and get an external hard drive.   :)

MilesAhead:
So... are current flash drives the convertable roofs of the computer world?  Cool and fun  when they're new but begin to leak later on?-crabby3 (November 09, 2016, 10:14 AM)
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   Heh heh.  I always wanted to try one of those "hard top" convertibles that fold up but are not so obviously convertibles.  They look better and don't attract slashers.

Maybe the best way to extend the life of your data is to walk to the next aisle and get an external hard drive.   

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Or just keep migrating to the next technology before the shelf life of the old runs out.  We survived floppies.  I think we'll survive flash drives.  :)

Edit:  Hmm, floppy drive and flash drive... seems like we have to think of another removable storage device that starts with "fl."

crabby3:
So... are current flash drives the convertable roofs of the computer world?  Cool and fun  when they're new but begin to leak later on?-crabby3 (November 09, 2016, 10:14 AM)
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   Heh heh.  I always wanted to try one of those "hard top" convertibles that fold up but are not so obviously convertibles.  They look better and don't attract slashers.

Maybe the best way to extend the life of your data is to walk to the next aisle and get an external hard drive.   

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Or just keep migrating to the next technology before the shelf life of the old runs out.  We survived floppies.  I think we'll survive flash drives.  :)

Edit:  Hmm, floppy drive and flash drive... seems like we have to think of another removable storage device that starts with "fl."



-MilesAhead (November 09, 2016, 03:50 PM)
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How about fling?  Could pertain to lifespan or how it's treated when it wears out.

n. - A usually brief attempt
n. - The act of flinging
v. - Throw with force or recklessness
v. - Throw or cast away

MilesAhead:
@crabby3 fling.  Could also be a good name for a search engine that returns copious information unrelated to the query in question.  :)

crabby3:
Could also be a good name for a search engine that returns copious information unrelated to the query in question.  :)
-MilesAhead (November 11, 2016, 06:15 PM)
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Google does this occasionally, if my guessing the 'right' keywords isn't good enough.  :)  How about fling+Google... flingle?

Aren't some words relating to anything these days... just made-up?

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