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Which will last longer, a USB drive or an SD card in a USB drive adapter? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
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So I'm adding external storage to a Fire Stick and I'm wondering what will last longer, a USB stick or a micro sd card in a USB adapter?

The firestick will likely use the external storage for a few hours everyday so it will need to last as long as my grandmother does.

Second question, how long should I expect these to last assuming I buy quality?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

Neither. I had photos (long since transferred) taken onto an SD card. I recently looked at them after a couple of years to find many of them corrupt. Same for unused usb drives. You need to mount them periodically.

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