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? asked in Computers & InternetHardwareAdd-ons · 7 years ago

Does reading flash memory degrades it over time?

Please only answer if you truly understand how does Flash memory truly work.

Do not answer if you do not understand the NAND and NOR logic gates.

lets say I wrote file on the flash memory (size of flesh=2GB, size of file 1.5GB) and I read(open and close) that file over 1,000,000,000 times would reading this many times degrade the flesh memory or not?

If yes than why, and does NAND based or NOR based Flash memory has any effect?

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  • Fulano
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I don't think reading affects it, I thought it is just writing, or every time you change information on it.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    I am asking one single write and 1,000,000,000 reads theoretically speaking

  • Marduk
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Wouldn't last that long. SSD's are good for 10 million writes I believe. In any case from what I see on this forum flash memory breaks down sooner than that. As to reading the file, I doubt the device would last long enough to do a billion reads. I'm talking normal usage. Again writes are where problems are with flash not reads.

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