Hi,
I´m using an Intel SSD 535 for security backup. Backup is done fairly regular and the SSD is totally disconnected in between. As a backup SSD I want it (data) connected only during the actual backup sequences. Sometimes when it is time for security backup there is no new data in a certain data category, so a backup seems unnecessary. On the other hand I have to consider the issue of data retention.
What about leaving the SSD with the power plug connected and the SATA plug disconnected? It would decrease the amount of manual labor, but how would it affect data retention, compared to the alternative to completely disconnect the SSD? Where in the interval ("nothing at all" — "to the same level as with the SATA plug connected") is the expected affect?
Regards Rolf@intrest