On 2022-11-27, Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: > that's why replacing them with SSD might be your best bet.
HDD is likely better for medium-term storage (especially if the device would be powered down). https://www.quora.com/How-long-can-SSD-store-data-without-power-Can-data-be-recovered-from-SSD >> Yes, I do know in advance when the machine needs to run and when it can >> sleep. > > Then you can set a wakeup alarm in the BIOS (if it has one), > and simply shutdown -p via cron, at the appropriate time. Or get a remote power controller, set the machine to autostart on rexovery after power loss, and shut the whole thing down until you need it.
