It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ZiggyJambu on 2024-08-29 22:08:38.

I really appreciate people's help and responses, but I have a follow up question. It seems that no matter which brand or amount paid that there is a physical reason for hard drives to eventually die. In corresponding with someone in the corporate office at Seagate he said that the average life expectancy is 3-5 years. If this is the case, is there any reason (beside cost and convenience) that backing up photos and/or music on SD cards and/or Flash drives would not work and hold up over time. As there is no moving parts, is there a physical reason that these items also will fail over time?