We study a finite-time cyclic copy protocol that creates persisting correlations between a memory and a data bit. The average work to copy the two states of the data bit consists of the mutual information created between the memory and data bit after copying. a cost due to the difference between the initial and final states of the memory bit. and a finite-time cost. https://www.roneverhart.com/Seagate-Exos-7E2-ST1000NM0008-1TB-7-2K-RPM-SATA-6Gb-s-512n-128MB-3-5-Hard-Drive/