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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: mount options to not reduce life of a USB memory stick
From:       Osamu Aoki <osamu () debian ! org>
Date:       2009-02-28 9:24:15
Message-ID: 20090228092414.GB7624 () osamu ! debian ! net
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:16:44PM -0500, H.S. wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On 02/27/2009 04:38 PM, H.S. wrote:
> >> Any suggestion if this can be improved to prolong the life of the memory
> >> stick? Or at least not reduce it on a Debian Testing system?
> > 
> > 1. noatime has the most impact.
> 
> Okay.
> 
> > 2. Modern flash memory lasts much longer than older flash,
> 
> hmm .. wasn't aware of this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear-levelling

U.S. Patent 6,850,443  Wear leveling techniques for flash EEPROM systems



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