Storage Media Life Expectancy: SSDs, HDDs & More!

Lifespan of hard drives, SSDs, and other magnetic, solid state and optical media. My 2023 video “Explaining SSDs” is here: And my previous video on M-Disc is here: I also have a related data retention video called “Cyber Security: Backups & Encryption”: SELECTED REFERENCES Arcserve “Data Storage Lifespans”: Backblaze “Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2023”: Backblaze “How Long do Disk Drives Last?”: Canadian Conversation Institute “Longevity of Recordable CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays”: