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I don’t think anyone has long term experience with qlc storage. It isn’t old enough for that.
Manufacturers have most likely simulated accelerated aging using heat, and set their warranty accordingly.
Don’t expect more than what the warranty promise.
There is no consumer long term digital storage solution. Except multiple copies and continuous migration to new media.
It is likely that the files will be fine for years. But they may become corrupt tomorrow.
You need multiple copies, on different types of media. And check/migrate regularly.
I think it is better than most other flash. In other words, no. It is not good for cold storage. But it is a very good flash memory for normal use. I have never lost any data stored on one.
There is nothing that is good for long term cold storage.
You need multiple copies on different types of media. Check/repair it regularly and migrate to new media every now and then. Every 3-5 years.
Check for Uncorrectable sector count. As long as that is zero, your reallocated sectors were reallocated without any dataloss.
Modern hdds are designed to reallocate sectors in order to “self-heal” during the warranty period. So reallocated sectors may not spell immediate disaster. Just normal and expected behavior.
If you think the hdd is going bad, avoid writing to it. Only read and rescue your data ASAP.
I strongly advice against that DAS. I have an identical(?) 10 bay ICY BOX DAS. IB-3810U3.
It works perfectly fine, but is flimsy and noisy.
On the other hand, the 5 bay enclosure, IB-3805-C31, is great! Solid, robust and silent. Especially compared to the 10 bay enclosure. I assume the 5 bay Sabrent enclosure is the same.
I can have the 5 bay enclosure turned on, with idle Exos drives, in the bedroom and sleep fine. Not so with the 10 bay enclosure.
No.
Answer to the question in the title: No.
I use internal SSDs in external USB enclosures. Typically after upgrading internal SSDs.
For example I have 2TB and 4TB Crucial MX500 SATA drives and 2TB Samsung EVO 970 Plus NVMe drives in external USB enclosures.
I organize my digital photos by date and time. I rename them using the embedded timestamp. There are various tools that can quickly rename all your photos with a timestamp as prefix. ExifTool, for example.
Once the photos are renamed with a timestamp prefixed, it is very easy to group and organize them. One folder per year. Subfolders per month or for special events. Add name of the event, persons and places to the filenames or subfolders.