On 20/03/2021 14:28, mm0fmf wrote:
> On 19/03/2021 21:03, 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.
>>
>> -Craig
>>
>
> I meant to say it's a Pi Zero W but forgot.
>
I wouldn't worry about it.
I have 10 Pi zeros working 24/7 as CCTV cameras.
Each day they record between 1-5GB of new images recovering space by
removing images that are a few days old.
The SD cards (32GB) wear out every 3 or 4 years.

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