The simplest trick is just don't use SSD for long term backup, use a normal magnetic hard drive instead, those thing way lasts _longer_ (but not forever, even in human timescale).

I have a HDD that was 17+ years since it last powered on. I dug it out recently to re-establish some memories, and discovered that it still reads. But of course you need to take care of them well, put them in an Anti-Static Bag or something similar, and make sure the storage environment is dry.

It's not prefect, but at least you don't have to struggle that much maintaining SSDs.

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ziml77 20 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm seeing threads where even for HDDs people are recommending you mount them yearly to do a full check of the data and to ensure that everything keeps moving freely.

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procaryote 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

regardless if it actually helps the longevity, it's probably a pretty good way to notice when you need another copy of the data. If you have your precious data on three harddrives and one starts thowing errors during your yearly check, you can get a replacement in good time

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lofaszvanitt 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Superstition....

	▲	akimbostrawman 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		While unlikely solar flares or other environmental conditions could damage data over a long time.