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MX now assumes by default that you are going to use its [[New Default Web Site Information|Default Web Site]]. That means that by default MX will re-generate temporary files in its [[Web folder|/web sub-folder]] on a frequent time-scale. That number of files writes will considerably shorten the working life-time of the "high capacity micro-SD" card that is the default storage for the Raspberry Pi. It will also considerably shorten the life of any flash memory (e.g. memory card | MX now assumes by default that you are going to use its [[New Default Web Site Information|Default Web Site]]. That means that by default MX will re-generate temporary files in its [[Web folder|/web sub-folder]] on a frequent time-scale. That number of files writes will considerably shorten the working life-time of the "high capacity micro-SD" card that is the default storage for the Raspberry Pi. It will also considerably shorten the life of any flash memory (e.g. memory card) that you might install MX on. | ||
The expected life of any storage device, and the extent to which its life is shortened depends on the actual device. The external devices that have the longest life (and therefore can cope most easily with multiple read/write actions) are solid state discs (SSD). Also the larger the capacity of the storage device, the more places on the device where files can be stored and the storing algorithm will try to spread the storing evenly across the entire storage area, so wear at any one location is reduced. | The expected life of any storage device, and the extent to which its life is shortened depends on the actual device. The external devices that have the longest life (and therefore can cope most easily with multiple read/write actions) are solid state discs (SSD). Also the larger the capacity of the storage device, the more places on the device where files can be stored and the storing algorithm will try to spread the storing evenly across the entire storage area, so wear at any one location is reduced. | ||
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* "CHOSEN PATH" is defined in [[#Where to install all packages?]], but basically it starts with a "/" and defines the path to get to where "CumulusMX" is a sub-folder. | * "CHOSEN PATH" is defined in [[#Where to install all packages?]], but basically it starts with a "/" and defines the path to get to where "CumulusMX" is a sub-folder. | ||
* The text "websitedata.json" is just one file in the set of files linked from [[:Category:JSON Files]]. | * The text "websitedata.json" is just one file in the set of files linked from [[:Category:JSON Files]]. | ||
=Running MX= | =Running MX= | ||
