Let’s say I have an external HDD with 4 TB of data, and I store it in the shelf.

There is no dust going into it, or anything.

I take it out from the shelf after 10 years, will it work perfectly in theory?
If not, what part can deteriorate and why?

  • hobbyhackerBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This length of time can be anywhere from a few nanoseconds to years or much longer.

    It’s hard to derive exact conclusions from this theory.