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On 03/08/2026 15:45, Chris Green wrote:
> I have a Pi Zero 2 W logging data once an hour, it`s a 1Mb database
> that gets updated each hour. It has killed its SD card twice in less
> than a year and I`m wondering why.
>
> I have a similar logging system using a venerable Pi 2 that`s been
> running for much longer and writing somewhat more data without any
> problems.
>
> The Pi Zero 2 W replaced a Beaglebone Black that had run for several
> years without any problems.
>
> Is the Pi Zero 2 W more fussy about its SD card, does it work the card
> harder. or have I just been unlucky?
>
> I`d welcome any recommendations for cards that last well.
>
in the true `if i wanted to go there i wouldn`t be starting from here`
tradition if its a 2W why not send its data to somewhere more
interesting and secure?
My Pi zero W never writes to its SD car at all unless i change
configurations,. Everything that writes is either stopped from writing
or writes to ram discs.
Some SD cards are better than others, I am not interested in finding out
which
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The higher up the mountainside
The greener grows the grass.
The higher up the monkey climbs
The more he shows his arse.
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