It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/daxliniere on 2025-03-12 13:33:19.

Hi everyone,

I need a couple HDDs and the Toshiba MG 14Tb suits me perfectly. Amazon lists this in the 'Toshiba store', but it's supplied by a company called "Top IT", not Toshiba. Top IT's feedback is pretty bad - has anyone dealt with them?

Thanks in advance,

Dax.

https://preview.redd.it/vwph2aupg9oe1.png?width=1396&format=png&auto=webp&s=154d0260bd1ec26f784017326ace22c4da88c5f4

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DHY61JP

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/bonnyfused on 2025-03-12 13:30:45.

Hi all.

I got myself a used Kodak Alaris i2420 and I'm wondering if anybody is using such a scanner with macOS (eventually with SANE backend)?

Or maybe with Windows 10/11?

TIA

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AhfackPoE on 2025-03-12 13:10:28.

Original Title: Finally done backing up and purging 500+ discs from the last 20yr+ It might not be as exciting, but sometimes clean up and maintenance is as important as expansion. Writeup/thoughts below from longtime lurker/first time poster

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BruhJr on 2025-03-12 12:36:32.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/delvisity on 2025-03-12 11:37:33.

Are there any NVME das on the market that support RAID? I do photography on the side and like the idea of having a DAS to store photos and videos on to occasionally look back on. My internet isn’t entirely to myself and with privacy in mind I don’t want to do a NAS currently unless I am able to use a NAS without it connected to a router. I want speed and quietness of nvme considering this would be connected to my computer in my bedroom and I want raid as a way to have a bit more peace of mind about longevity of data.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/sydjager on 2025-03-12 11:31:41.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking at replacing the data drive in a small desktop server used to host database software. It's a small medical practice with 3 client machines that operate mostly 9-5. The server stays online 24/7 to do backups and for the business owners to remote in after hours for administration duties. In total, the accumulated data is about 800GB, and that's after 15 years of the business operating.

Ideally I'm after a drive that's super reliable and has the ability to report possible health issues. Noise isn't a problem.

I've seen online that the Seagate Exos and WD IronWolf are good contenders. I'm just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on these drives OR if there is something else they recommend. If I've missed anything that will help better the recommendation please let me know.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Normal_Hawk_3341 on 2025-03-12 08:23:32.

I got a TP Link Archer BE400 which has quite a quad-core processor, and USB port. I intend to build a cloud storage with it without using a NAS, about 10 TB. It supports USB Hub so I will put 3 HDD for duplication.

Which type of HDD should I buy, in case I want to use it as home/small business data backup/storage for long term?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Owls08 on 2025-03-12 06:56:42.

If there are two devices with exactly the same hardware parameters, but the difference is that one is a tower and the other is a rack. How would you choose?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/K7API on 2025-03-12 06:21:49.

I'm using BDXL discs as a long term archival strategy for personal media. The objective is for the archive to be readable after a few decades of being completely unattended.

However while I'm attending to the archive I'd like to periodically scan the discs for early signs of failure.

Optical media uses error correction codes to handle minor disc degradation. Correctable errors are completely masked from the user when reading files. I've found qpxtool utility that can query select drives for error correction stats. However only 3 LiteOn drives support this feature for Blu-Ray discs (https://github.com/speed47/qpxtool/blob/master/plugins/liteon/qscan//_plugin.h#L58-L60) and none of these drives can handle BDXL.

Are there any other options for checking error correction stats when reading BDXL discs or am I completely out of luck there?

I know that I should keep multiple copies and I do. I'd like to have a quantitative means of assessing the health of the archive over time. I was able to use qpxtool to scan organic substrate CD-R from 2001 (the oldest one that I have) and although it reads fine, there are some correctable errors. It would be interesting to track how their number changes over time.

EDIT: Found this https://github.com/artkar0/qpxtool fork which should work with WH16NS58 which should be able to handle BDXLs... Anyone had any luck with it?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Soliloquy789 on 2025-03-12 04:18:49.

I'm wondering about averages of data hoarders. Not the fastest you ever downloaded 1TB, but with your regular use patterns including deletions, if any, how long does it take you to have another TB locked into storage long-term, so to speak?

I feel I am doing about 1TB per month with no end in sight... Idk if it's sustainable.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MrKazador on 2025-03-12 01:02:06.

Windows 10

Supermicro AOC-S2308L-L8i connected to a Supermicro SAS2-846EL1 backplane.

I've had this setup for 2-3 years now with no issues but it got me wondering, am I getting the correct speeds from the HBA and expander? I have 17 drives connected so what software can I use to measure the max speed of the HBA/expander?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Thetanir on 2025-03-11 21:20:38.

Original source: https://www.cod3r.com/2024/08/backblocks/

Relevant part:

What about caches? The source for badblocks makes an effort to bypass the Linux disk cache but modern hard drives have a cache on the controller board. The typical options for a modern hard drive would result in the program writing 512kB, reading the freshly written data, moving to the next 512kB of the disk, and repeat until reaching the end of the drive. So, what will a modern hard drive do when it is told to write 512kB and immediately read that same 512kB when it has an on-board cache (256MB) of over 500 times that size? Wouldn’t it just read the data from the cache instead of the physical disk? Why has no one in all of the discussions of badblocks seemed to have noticed the read/write cycle involves far less data than can be stored in the disk’s on-board cache? Does this do anything real at all when it comes to testing the physical layer of the disk?

Is this true? and if so, is testing with badblocks on modern drives (even ones that are smaller than badblocks so called limit) essentially useless?

If not, why not?

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/NameEfficient4047 on 2025-03-11 20:38:48.

Maintenance engineer at my work wants to digitize his old technical manuals into OCR'd PDFs. He says he's looked for these manuals online but they don't exist, so that option is out. I have a ScanSnap document scanner that does great with this, but it can't take his technical manuals because some are oversized and some are bound. I can't do much about the oversized aspect but I told him if he wants to cut the binding off, I can run the pages through the ScanSnap for him.

He didn't like this idea so I'm wondering if anyone has a suggestion for hardware to handle this. I've worked with nice book scanners like Zeutschels in the past, which can take all sizes and of course facilitate fast page-turning, etc. -- but don't have access to one here (nor the budget). Anyone have a recommendation for something maybe $500 or less that could handle this type of scanning? Thanks for any help

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/honeydew-gecko on 2025-03-11 20:01:41.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ArtinP on 2025-03-11 18:46:31.

Hello everyone. I am digitalizing and archiving many photos, videos and documents on external HDDs. I currently have one Seagate 14TB and a WD 16TB drive and I am saving everything on both in case one fails one day. 

The 14TB will soon be full and I was looking into a 20+TB drive. Now I learned that they all use Helium nowadays (most likely also the ones I already use) and I fear that one day they simply will be empty and won't work anymore. I used to buy new hard drives on a regular basis because I ran out of space but with the available sizes becoming bigger and bigger, I use drives longer and longer. 

So I hope you can help me with the following questions: 

How long do Helium drives live? 

Is the live time dependent on the drive running or is it also running out when I simply use it as storage? 

Which HHD is the best for long time storage or should use a different technology? 

Thank you in advance.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Hopeful-Driver-3945 on 2025-03-11 17:58:38.

How long does a DAS like Terramaster D4-320 typically last? I'm planning on buying 4 WD Ultrastar 12TB drives to put in RAID 10.

These will be in my basement where it's 10-15 Celsius all year round. It's treated for water so there's no moisture problems and noise is irrelevant.

I'm planning on running 3-4 camera's with video retention of 4 weeks, store movies, shows and personal images. The images will be be backed-up online too.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kstt on 2025-03-11 17:21:03.

Hi all,

I just found a CD-R that I burnt in 2005 on my laptop CD-burner. It was forgotten in an old laptop bag, without any protection, but in the dark. It stores around 300mb of jpeg pictures, and after reviewing them, it seems that data was not corrupt, at least there is nothing visually wrong. The disc surface is moderately scratched. The model printed on the disc is : "Philips CD-R80 / 52X / 700mb". I have no idea what tech this is, I know next to nothing about cd burning, I have burnt a grand total of about 3 discs in my whole life, and apparently lost 2 of them.

That's it, just a datapoint that some of you may find interesting. Data is still ok 20 years later.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/lordofcatan10 on 2025-03-11 17:06:19.

Check out this uptime robot entry:

https://stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/iceghostsaliens on 2025-03-11 15:44:53.

Hello Horders - I'm having a bit of a mental breakdown trying to decide on a NAS. I'll make this as short and sweet as possible. (Im very sorry you have to see another NAS post but Ive run out of resources)

Main uses - Media server (Plex), Home Security Cameras, & remote Cloud access to my information. The NAS will always be connected to a Mini PC or MacBook Pro.

I Know Synology is overpriced but I like their software & security. The DS423+ is the standard in the Plex sub but it's older and not as future proof. The DS923+ is newer but doesn't have quicksync or an intel chip. Does the chip & quick sync matter if it can rely on the PC for transcoding or maybe have an effect on buffering for the security cameras?

I will probably build my own server in the next couple years but I don't have the time to dive as deep as id like into that world. Ive scoured reddit and AI to only have gotten more in the weeds.

Price range: $500-700USD (Diskless) / Looking for a 4-5 bay unit.

Can a kind shaman please help point me in a decent direction?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/HangingManFlorida95 on 2025-03-11 09:07:29.

Is there a way to make it so a file saved on your computer AUTOMATICALLY gets uploaded onto Internet Archive? without you having to manually upload it?

There must be a way you can do this... I know with google drive, if a file gets dropped in a folder that you have on your computer drive synced with your google drive account, it automatically gets saved onto your google drive.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT WITH THE INTERNET ARCHIVE SITE?

without having to manually upload it.

As in, you have a folder on your computer, a file gets dropped into that folder, that file AUTOMATICALLY uploads onto internet achieve. Is that possible?

whether it's a special program that automatically runs or something...

Any suggestions?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Duthekiller on 2025-03-11 11:55:31.

so my phone got stolen with more than 7 years of memories and chats, some of them were with my dead best friend that i need to restore so hard, my account is linked to bluestacks emulator and whatsapp desktop, i managed to get a copy of the locale data of both links but i dont know how to use them to recover anything! im really desperate here as i didnt create any backups on the cloud

these are 2 SS of the files i managed to save, is there is anyway to move the database files from those linked devices to new primary phone and keeping all the messages?

bluestacks copy

desktop copy

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Merlin-2112 on 2025-03-11 11:39:14.

I have a bunch of mkv files that I would like to burn onto a BD-R disc. They range from about 2gb to 15gb in size (standard and 3D).

The blu-ray player is the Sony UPB-X700. The burner I was going to buy is the Asus BW-16D1X-U.

I am running Win10.

I haven't used Imgburn in years but would this be a good program to use to just drag/drop the mkv files onto the disc?

I don't need to have the blu-ray auto play any of the movie files (especially since I plan to copy more than 1 file onto the disc, space permitting). The blu-ray player lets me view files in the usual Windows looking tree format on its USB, so assuming that will be the case when I try with a burnt disc.

Separately, am choosing the disc route because the 3D files on the usb are not recognized as 3D on my projector (BenQ TK710STI) - the 3D option doesn't become available unless it's from a disc.

Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/temp202287 on 2025-03-11 09:42:48.

I have 8TB(8TBx2) RAID1 array and I want to add another 8TBx2 to my existing RAID1 to make RAID1 storage to be 16TB, assuming existing RAID1 doesn’t have much data to sync. What’s is the best way to do it? Also link to guide/tutorial/documentation is appreciated

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Crysistec on 2025-03-11 08:09:45.

My business is binning a broken storage array and have let me take as many 6TB Segate Enterprise Storage V4 drives as I can carry. I plan to make a small 3D printed DAS enclosure for these drives (around 8 or so), i have a Dell rebanded LSI 12gb HBA but I cannot get these HDD’s to spin when connected to power and SAS. I’ve heard about the 3.3v on the first 3 pins of the sas interface so I removed them from one of the HDD’s to test and I still cannot get them to spin up. My power supply is an external pico psu which can power around 8 HDD’s. It powers my SATA drives fine but not one SAS drive will spin up. Any one have any ideas??? Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Halfblood200 on 2025-03-11 03:48:28.

I've tried Firefox SingleFile extension, but the page doesn't load properly sometimes. Preferably, I'd like it to save json entries as well.