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Post by one1 on Mar 6, 2013 22:47:08 GMT -5
Your HD isn't going to lose anything sitting still if you can keep the computer from being touched while you do your two year stent.  |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Mar 7, 2013 6:49:46 GMT -5
That was uncalled-for.
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Post by prodigit on Mar 7, 2013 13:22:41 GMT -5
@ wutz ok heres the deal
im as stupid on computers as i am on scoots
never was taught anything, just all trial and error.
this is a dell laptop
so you saying as long as i take the battery out. it will 99% of the time, i wont loose anything, correct?
at least thats what i think your saying? lol Yes. Computer data is stored magnetically and does not require electricity to be maintained. You're good for 5 years minimum without power if your hard drive is healthy, dry, and cool. Actually, harddrives of nowadays usually have a 1 year guarantee, 2 year retention of data, due to the magnetic bits being so small (they're over 1000x smaller compared to the first harddrives). And SSD's actually do retain data electrically, not magnetically, but they generally don't need power to sustain the data. Chances are that SSD's will retain data, long after it becomes obsolete. |
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Post by wutzthedeal on Mar 7, 2013 18:21:34 GMT -5
Yes. Computer data is stored magnetically and does not require electricity to be maintained. You're good for 5 years minimum without power if your hard drive is healthy, dry, and cool. Actually, harddrives of nowadays usually have a 1 year guarantee, 2 year retention of data, due to the magnetic bits being so small (they're over 1000x smaller compared to the first harddrives). And SSD's actually do retain data electrically, not magnetically, but they generally don't need power to sustain the data. Chances are that SSD's will retain data, long after it becomes obsolete. Well if you want to be technical, all data storage happens electrically. You can't store data without signals and instructions, The difference between a RAM-type of data storage (which SSD is) and a magnetic type is not relevant to this conversation as both are going to keep their data without electricity, which is what the OP was concerned about. The chances that she's using SSD are slim to none due to the cost and low likelihood that her system came with an SSD standard. Don't be confused, Terrilee; you're good. Remove the power, go on an 8 or 10 year voyage, and if drive was kept dry, clean, and relatively cool and away from powerful magnetic forces, you're good. |
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Post by terrilee on Mar 7, 2013 18:25:30 GMT -5
@ wutz
well thanks for info--- but 8-10 yr voyage 
next time instead of trying to FLEE,,ill just take the whipping and then that person can get charged,
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Post by prodigit on Mar 7, 2013 19:15:34 GMT -5
Well, if it is a magnetic harddrive, a 2 year 'voyage' (without ever been used) will result in data loss, and an 8 year voyage will result in a nearly blank harddrive, where if you're lucky, you can still get bits and pieces of files recovered from harddrive recovery software.
What a harddrive needs is to completely re-organize old bits, read the magnetic field, and re-write it, at least once a year, once every 6 months preferably. If not, magnetic bits will become unstable, and inevitably lose magnetism.
And we all know how vulnerable software can be (meaning, even one bit of loss can make a complete operating system unstable, or prevent a movie from loading correctly, or an archive from reading).
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Post by wutzthedeal on Mar 7, 2013 19:59:25 GMT -5
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Post by prodigit on Mar 7, 2013 20:12:12 GMT -5
Ow yes,
Answers.com is a 'reliable' source of garbage!
For real wutzthedeal, I have been in IT for over 20 years, and have had more harddrives fail than I can count on 4 hands!
I take real life experience over someone who has to google for answers!
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Post by terrilee on May 1, 2017 19:14:12 GMT -5
well, i guess i got lucky, didnt lose anything
still works good as new
now damn windows live did close down my emails, and i had to jump through
hoops to find my password to get back here
but the 'puter still works good and didnt lose any data
thanks for all the answers
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