You can also tape over the pins to force 1-bit SDIO mode on most readers.
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I have a 16 year old 4GB SDcard with all data still intact.
exfatprogs can pack bitmap with table for SDHC and lower: https://manpages.debian.org/experimental/exfatprogs/mkfs.exf...
They prepare and erase a new pool only when it's full causing bursts in speeds and long periods of unresponsiveness (10 sec) while writing, reading is blocked as well. You can see it as a zigzag in file transfer speed graphs. This is not to be confused with OS buffer flushing.
While I couldn't find any official info for the reasons behind it, it's assumed that the erase speed is slow on low quality flash and hence the controller has to pool in order to erase pages in parallel, increasing speed when copying small files between computers on plug and unplug.
In my case it was about 500MB before before freezing on a 128GB flash drive.
The fact that they're used in dash cams, exposed to high temperature thermal cycles, and recording tens of terabytes of data which can be more than the typical consumer HDD/SSD in it's lifetime is quite impressive.
No, I don't work for ente... I posted the article here.
Parent comment opposes cloud backups for probably valid reasons, but nowhere it was mentioned in the article, the commenter altered the text, they didn't even mention using their service or "cloud", suggesting that the parent commenter is talking about cloud backups generally. I provided my feedback on using different cloud services since it seemed unfair.
Original: "At Ente, we're all about preserving memories (digitally, that is), but we know that those physical snapshots hold a special place in your heart."
"6. Digital backups Here's where Ente's expertise shines! While we're all about those physical originals, having a digital backup is like photo insurance.
Scan at high resolution (at least 600 dpi)
Save as TIFF for top quality
Store copies in multiple places "
"Remember, at Ente, we're all about keeping memories safe in the digital realm. But we know that those physical photos hold a special kind of magic. By following this guide, you're ensuring that the smiles, the awkward hairstyles, and the love captured in those images will continue to tell your family's story for generations to come."
iCloud on a Mac with optimize photos off is the closest without encryption, but trash is 3-way sync with day limit and hence not a backup...
Jottacloud/Koofr/OneDrive have full featured desktop sync and infinite time trash locally but the mobile gallery is unpolished, no on-device AI search, and no encryption.
While other clouds allow 3rd-party clients, some hide and prevent the phone gallery from being synced offline when using the API. Using Rclone or others is complicated.
Synology NAS (with C2) and Ente seem to be the only ones to keep your photos portable and intact while having a true local backup, Ente being much easier to setup.
The NUCs are low quantity relative to this though.
While this is anecdotal, they don't always run smoothly at least statistically, and no software is always flawless...
Arguably one could say that the major iOS versions don't have major differences while Android does. E.g 9 to 10 has major graphic stack overhaul and 12+ has major app API changes. iOS 12-13 is significant while 13-16 has less core changes and more UI/UX relatively etc. Android upgrades are technical and under the hood, usually hardware specific changes and API. Most people can't tell between Android 6 and 14 with vendor skin/theme.
The point is you can keep an Android phone updated without changing the major version. You don't have to update the entire OS for the notes app like in iOS which I had to do because the Mac app refused to sync. You could also get major UI changes and new OS integrated features like quick share with app updates on the same Android version.
Changing battery on any modern smartphone isn't easy and very risky for the average person.
For the younger crowd, checkout smartphones before 2016, many had the ability to replace the battery under 10 seconds, though the point is that it's user serviceable.
Unlike iOS, most feature updates on Android are apps, not OS versions. iOS tends to be monolithic.
You don't need to update to use the latest apps or security updates (which is also a patch), at least for a while.
Android updates would make sense if the smartphone hardware advancments stop and the battery is easily replacable for a decade usage and more. e.g 8+ year old Android 7 devices are still supported and usable but slow.
Many manufactures release OS updates without incrementing the version, they're usually low level fixes (mic, battery, speaker, sleep etc).
Reminder for any iOS user that needs instant iCloud Photos backups (instead of manual monthly), get a Mac Mini, enable the Photos app, disable optimize for storage and keep it on to keep your memories safe. Always check the recently deleted folder on the Mac every month since iCloud by design is a two-way sync and not a backup, unlike most clouds that are one-way upload (doesn't touch your local files).
Cold storage backup every month using the photos on the Mac should be easier as well.
One of the most popular issues is when the user is using the app (text editing) and then they toggle dark mode from the status bar, not necessarily leaving the app, causing the app to lose context in native or restart in Flutter.
This isn't an issue on all other platforms including iOS, and it's heavily used by many users.
I guess one of the solutions is to add a dark mode button that is visible all the time inside the app.
Android delays dark mode if enabled automatically after locking the screen.
Bumping it to 4MB fixed it but used more storage.
Windows and the Linux kernel module variant are unaffected.
[0] https://github.com/TalalMash/100-Image-Load-Test
[1] https://imgur.com/a/b8P3XvB
[2] https://forum.openwrt.org/uploads/default/original/3X/b/c/bc...
Supports Android stylus/Apple Pencil drawing as bonus.
Joplin comes second but is difficult to setup, lacks versioning, trash bin, auto-backup, and slow react native mobile app that doesn't sync in the background.
Obsidian Sync is close but expensive and the app doesn't offer local auto-backup/versioning.
I'm guessing it's SLC/MLC.
Had a Transcend 32GB in 2016 die after a year.
The biggest issues with set-and-forget setups is software upgrade for security or other reasons, jumping major versions ends up breaking things. Compared to cloud which is (usually) regularly updated.