storage environmental factors

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    My HDD is a Seagate ST500LM030, WD10JPVX-08JC3T5, HGST HTS541010A99E662 1) How does file degradation occur within 2.5" HDDs stored unused? Is it similar to SSDs and flash memory? After a year or so, do the data within the chips become corrupted or lost? This is due to storage conditions far...
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