Flash media longevity testing, year 5

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+author: admin
+categories:
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+date: 2025-01-02
+has-comments: false
+source: wordpress
+tags:
+- archiving
+- research
+- slow
+- usb
+title: "Flash media longevity testing -- 5 years later"
+---
+-   [Year 0](https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/e3nb2r/longterm_reliability_testing/) – I filled 10 32-GB Kingston flash drives with random data.
+-   [Year 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/lwgsdr/research_flash_media_longevity_testing_1_year/) – Tested drive 1, zero bit rot. Re-wrote drive 1 with the same data.
+-   [Year 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/tb26cy/flash_media_longevity_testing_2_years_later/) – Tested drive 2, zero bit rot. Re-tested drive 1, zero bit rot. Re-wrote drives 1-2 with the same data.
+-   [Year 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/102razr/flash_media_longevity_testing_3_years_later/) – Tested drive 3, zero bit rot. Re-tested drives 1-2, zero bit rot. Re-wrote drives 1-3 with the same data.
+-   [Year 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/18w3bxw/flash_media_longevity_testing_4_years_later/) – Tested drive 4, zero bit rot. Re-tested drives 1-3, zero bit rot. Re-wrote drives 1-4 with the same data.
+-   **Year 5** - Re-tested drives 1-3, zero bit rot. Re-wrote drives 1-3 with the same data.
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+Will report back in **1 more year** when I test drive 5.
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+The full test plan is available [in the year 4 blog post](https://blog.za3k.com/flash-media-longevity-testing-4-years-later/)
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+FAQ: [https://blog.za3k.com/usb-flash-longevity-testing-year-2/](https://blog.za3k.com/usb-flash-longevity-testing-year-2/)