What？Do you know your SSD won't lose data if left unplugged after all.

Do you also have a SSD ？If you’re in a panic because the Internet told you that your shiny new SSD may lose data in “just a few days” when stored in a hot room, take a chill pill—it’s apparently all a huge misunderstanding, according to the man who wrote the original presentation all the fear is based on.

This all pertains to end of life. As a consumer, an SSD product or even a flash product is never going to get to the point where it’s temperature-dependent on retaining the data. Since it’s nearly impossible for an average users to even wear out an SSD—one of the criteria for the SSD to lose data at high temperatures—the risk of data loss is very small, Cox and Smith said. Even so, a worn out SSD would still go a year without data loss, according to the data in the original presentation, and that’s while being stored at 87 degrees the entire time.

Actually, Enterprise customers also are largely immune to heat-related dead drive issues. That’s because, again, it’s a scenario for only after the SSD has been worn out. And since enterprise customers would prefer tape or other cheaper methods to backup data over an SSD, it’s an unrealistic scenario where data loss would happen to enterprise customers, Smith said.

That, Smith and Cox said the intent was a spec for a worst case scenario. What if the truck with the SSDs from the data center broke down on the way to the place where the data would be archived to tape? How long could the truck be parked before data loss occurs from excessive heat? While that’s a scenario that could happen, it’s also highly unlikely—which is why the fear gripping SSD owners is unwarranted.

Some question about SSD：

Q：What is a reasonable product lifepan?

A：The health parameters on the SSD tool box or CrystalDiskInfo are based on your individual usage behavior and number of reads and writes.
It is not abnormal for an SSD that has been in use for some time to have a lower health status.

Q：I received an alert when I tested my SSD with HDtune. What should I do?

A：Early SSDs do not support this feature, so it is possible that the alert may be a false alarm. However, if the product shows an alert when tested, it is recommended to contact customer service for further confirmation.

From：ADATA、Networkworld