Usb. In the freezer.

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meganpage

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Putting a usb. In the freezer with pictures on it . Will it keep for years .. I do this in case of s house fire . Have pictures on CD. Already in for years . More storage on usb.
 
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Gam3r01
Unless you have a specific drive designed to handle the cold and moisture, its a terrible idea.
A standard flash drive would have a far shorter life expectancy in the freezer.

Buy a fireproof safe if you are really interested in keeping something safe from fire. Because guess what, that fridge is going to turn into an oven when there is fire all around it. It may be insulated, but its not fireproof.
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Unless you have a specific drive designed to handle the cold and moisture, its a terrible idea.
A standard flash drive would have a far shorter life expectancy in the freezer.

Buy a fireproof safe if you are really interested in keeping something safe from fire. Because guess what, that fridge is going to turn into an oven when there is fire all around it. It may be insulated, but its not fireproof.
 
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ss202sl

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cold shouldn't hurt it, but moisture/liquid will. If your freezer fails and everything thaws(melts), how wet will the USB get?
The rule of thumb for long term storage is to have 3 copies, on 2 different media types, and one of those copies being off-site(in case of fire or other disaster)
 
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