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echo: rberrypi
to: CRAIG DOOLEY
from: JIM JACKSON
date: 2021-03-20 16:04:00
subject: Re: Maximising SD Card Li

On 2021-03-19, Craig Dooley 
wrote:
> BY: mm0fmf(3:770/3)
>
>
> m> I've used Pi's since as soon as I could buy them but I've never run one
> m> 24/7 before so I'd like to ensure I've done sufficient to maximise SD
> m> Card life.
> m>
> Not sure what Pi you have, but if it's a 4, have you thought about going with
> USB instead of SD card?  I've currently got my BBS running on a RPi 4 with
> everything on a USB drive.  128 GB flash drive the size of my thumbnail
plugged
> into one of the USB 3.0 ports.  Works fine, and I don't have to worry about
> read/write cycles.

It's flash whether the interface is SD or USB - there is a write limit!

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