On 20/03/2021 23:40, nev young wrote:
> 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.
>
I can live with that lifespan :-) I didn't want to end up having to
write a new one out every 3-4 months.

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