It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Curious_Wanshi_tong on 2025-02-24 09:45:42.

Looking to buy a 6tb WD blue. The cmr model cost £25 more than the smr model, a significant percentage increase from both already being expensive.

This drive will be a back up but also daily use drive. It will hold back up items but also games, videos, large audio files etc. that will be frequently exchange (meaning downloading and deleting) daily.

I already have a 4tb smr HDD that’s slower than my SSDs, but I don’t mind the wait time most likely because it’s my expectation that hard drives are meant to be “slow” when performing large tasks. I usually just watch videos or do another task while waiting so it genuinely doesn’t bother me.

I see people passionately prefer cmr than smr, is it right for my intended use or smr will do just fine?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MrBubles01 on 2025-02-24 09:41:03.

I have a bunch of DVDs and CDs I'd like to digitize, however I only have one DVD reader and I would really love to speed the process up.

Is there an external device that can read multiple DVDs at the same time? Preferably over USB.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/fabysseus on 2025-02-24 07:50:18.

Hello there, could anyone help me downloading this video?

https://www.europeana.eu/de/item/2051943/data_euscreenXL_EUS_0F083C19F38C4EAE89A20EC6AA042428

Usually I'm able to grab everything with Firefox/Chrome plugins, but in this case, it won't work.

Could anybody help me? Maybe send me a link to their grab?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/grathontolarsdatarod on 2025-02-24 07:37:22.

Hey people...

I've learned to use docker recently. And I have a homelab going now.

I've been relying on docker images quite a bit.

Is there a way to back up these images so that I have a copy that I'd be able to restore and use in a familiar why?

I'm almost a complete novice looking for knowledge, be gentle.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gligoran on 2025-02-24 06:15:57.

Hi,

I've recently learned about the problem of used Seagate Exos drives being sold as new in Germany. I've bought 3 16TB drives in January (via Amazon.de) and have checked the FARM data and all 3 have 20k+ (22k, 27k and 23k) hours of power-on.

I've managed to arrange mine to be returned, but now I have about of 9TB (can shrink it down to 8 maybe 7TB if need be) of data that I need to store while I get at least one new other drive. 2 of the drives are out of commission already, but my data is sitting on one of them.

I'm thinking about these 2 options:

1. Get a single new drive to start with (I'm running Unraid) and just transfer my stuff over as I have ~2 weeks to return these.
2. Store my data in some cloud storage for a month or so until I replace my large drives. But as far as I've checked this can be really expensive really quickly even with stuff like S3 Deep Glacier Archive. Are there any cheaper solutions?

The issue now is that I have no clue which drives I should buy now? I obviously don't trust Seagate drives with these issues now. But how do I know if WD or Toshiba drives were affected since, as far as I know, they don't have FARM logs?

Looking at the DoM on the 2 drives I've removed from my machine, they were made in 2021, so that's probably a good stat to look at. What are some reasonable DoM dates for new drives? Do all manufacturers have them printed on the label? Can I trust the labels even?

I'm just really highly skeptical right now and have no clue how to proceed and would really appreciate you guys' help. Thank you

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Stormamazoneus on 2025-02-24 06:14:51.

I usually download videos by checking the network tab in Developer Tools or using HLS sniffers and downloader extensions. This time nothing really seems to work. There’s no m3u8 URL or direct stream. The network tab suggests the video might be handled through JavaScript?

I’ve tried JDownloader2, different browser extensions on Chrome and Firefox, and other downloaders with no luck. If anyone knows how to capture a video like this, preferably losslessly without re-encoding, I’d appreciate the help. It's the only place hosting upscaled 4K Winx Club episodes. Here’s the link: https://winxclub.to/winxclub/fr/watch/category-4/playlist-6/video-1.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Bront20 on 2025-02-24 05:56:02.

I create gaming videos and have been ramping up my production. While I haven't needed to access my older videos from the last year or so, I want to be able to, at least for the next 1-2 years. I've traditionally used 1080P but have been moving to 1440P format lately, which is generating about a total of 5 GB of data a day.

I have a mostly dedicated 4 TB SSD (I have some games there too) beyond my standard 2 TB OS drive.

Would a slower SSD (I can fit 2 more in the PC with no issues and a gen 3 drive would be fine for this), and Internal HD, or an external drive or some kind be the best option for a sub $150 archive drive of older footage?

I plan on maybe investing in a NAS long term, but I figure I can solve the problem fairly cheaply for now, and in general this is a drive id maybe be using once a month to back stuff up on unless I find I need the footage. If things grow in the next year or two, the budget will change significantly to match where I can go NAS.

Otherwise I'll probably start deleting some of the raw footage and keep the edited stuff long term, which is probably fine given the edited stuff is mostly just trimmed raw footage.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Yaxaf on 2025-02-23 06:48:44.

I’ve been digitalizing some old vhs tapes recently and have had good results with about 70% of tapes. Although some tapes appear to have the same issue, 0 video output, but a high pitched slightly slightly sped up audio. I’ve used the same vhs player for converting all tapes and have had no issues except for these tapes. I’ve fully played them and rewinded them and had no solution. They also have no appearent mold on them. I’m using a panasonic pv-9661 vhs player. Could the issue be the vhs player? Not sure what to do from here

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/CorerMaximus on 2025-02-24 04:05:02.

The site is long dead and ig/ fb only have low res versions of those photos. I've never seen art quite like this and I want to back it up; I cannot find this archived anywhere else.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/GnanaSreekar on 2025-02-24 03:27:15.

I found a WD 16Tb elements for 40 USD and i want to use it as a NAS server so it'll theoretically stay connected all the time to my router or my home server. Is this a good idea? i won't be storing anything imp tho, it's just a drive to store my movies, games and some random stuff.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/milkbeard- on 2025-02-24 02:27:41.

Trying to choose between the Seagate Exos 16TB X18 or X24. There is only a $10 difference in price but it says the X24 is OEM. Which would you purchase?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1647677-REG/seagate_st16000nm000j_16tb_exos_x18_3_5.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1868414-REG/seagate_st16000nm002h_16tb_exos_x24_7200.html

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Stinka1134 on 2025-02-24 00:55:12.

I got a 10TB HDD and I have a 5 TB portable SSD. It’s the WD P10 I think. overall I’m gonna have 15 TBs I know that’s minuscule than what most has in this subreddit but I’m just starting to get into this.

Does a NAS or raid setup require anymore storage and should I get a Hub so I can put both of my Storage devices in it? I already started downloading episodes and season of my favorite shows but is there a more streamline way of doing it instead of torrenting? Or is that the best option in my case. Plus is there any software I could download so that I can stay up to date with disk health and such or is that unnecessary.

Thank you!!!

Edit: is there also a way to set up my HDD to make downloaded videos not MKV cause I’m also having a codec problem?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Universal-Magnet on 2025-02-24 00:37:43.

I bought the most popular Seagate external HDD and the most popular WD external HDD from Amazon, I’ve formatted both drives with NTFS. A 120gb difference seems significant, would that be a consistent difference across all of their drives?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DoktorStrangeLuv on 2025-02-24 00:33:17.

If I'm using a 24W Powered USB Hub that's connected to a power outlet, can a 3.5inch external desktop hard drive be powered on by it without having the external enclosure's own power adapter plugged in?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BurnedOut_NotGifted on 2025-02-24 00:10:32.

Want to back up some data physically (photos, videos, etc) and was wondering if anyone had some strong recommendations for good burning software. I've heard decent things about IMGburn but want to get some more info.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/weirdo76 on 2025-02-23 23:31:39.

I'm looking to be able to download videos from Squarespace websites. If I try inspect network media, I don't get a file name and anything else I've tried from JDownloader to VideoProc Converter and Video Downloader Professional (both unpaid for yet trials) have't worked either. Any tips?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DendriteCocktail on 2025-02-23 20:38:28.

Setting up a new FF-680W. Are there capabilities in ScanSmart that are critical? Or can I skip it and just use Silverfast or VueScan (still trying to decide between these two)?

My experience w/ Epson software in the past has not been good so I think I'd prefer to skip it if not critical.

Thanks,

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Immediate-Service332 on 2025-02-23 20:02:42.

I'm moving soon and driving 1800km's, I have about 10 hard drives that I have to bring with me. 6 in the computer, 4 in a NAS

Is there any special things I need to do as there will be plenty of bumps along the journey and I really don't want any of them stuffing up

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Same_Raccoon8740 on 2025-02-23 18:57:44.

German computer magazine 'ct reported that there are quite a few fake 'new' drives on the market where smart data have been manipulated to report lower power on hours. Luckily Seagate has an extended set of data stored on their drives which can’t be deleted easily. So, if you’re in doubt you can check yourself whether the drive you bought has genuine smart data in the table or if those have been manipulated. You need smartmontools 7.4 installed on your server which is the fact on new server versions. How to check:

smartctl --scan-open : the command returns the hard drives

smartctl -a /dev/daX : (0-number of drives in the system) will show smart table (incl. Power On Hours and health status); option '-x' will print the same but more detailed

smartctl -l farm /dev/daX : the command can only be run on Seagate hard drives. It collects FARM data. On the second page there are entries about real Power On Hours. Other useful data include max. temperature and how long the drive has been exposed to this temperature. And a ton of data detailing health status, etc. p.p.

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/01/30/how-to-verify-seagate-hard-drives-running-hours-after-used-sold-as-new-scandal/

It’s worth noting that Seagate has absolutely nothing to do with these fraud manipulations. In fact, Seagate is the only drive manufacturer which stores an extra set of data on their drives to compare and find possible manipulations. Also FARM data can be reset (and will) on factory re-certified drives.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/realicejoanne on 2025-02-23 16:49:48.

I’m posting here because I’m not sure where else to ask, and this subreddit has a lot of members, so I feel like I’ll get help faster. If this isn’t the right place, please let me know where I should go instead!

I’m trying to extract the story scripts from a Unity-based gacha game called Stellarium of the Fragile Star (廻らぬ星のステラリウム) before it shuts down on March 10, 2025. The game is pretty unknown outside of Japan, and I haven’t seen any JP fans working on datamining it, so I feel like I have to figure this out myself.

I have basic programming knowledge and I use AssetStudio and Charles for this datamining project. I’ve already managed to rip all assets (models, images, etc.) but I can’t find the actual story text. I suspect it’s stored in an encrypted format or hidden behind addressable asset links.

Does anyone have experience with extracting such data? Is there a way to view all story data without having the story or the cards unlocked in the game?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Please leave a comment with your Discord account, and I’ll reach out! I’m also willing to lend my account if you need to see what the game looks like. Thanks in advance!

PS: I’m willing to learn how to do this myself rather than just having someone do it for me. I also have no intention of selling or pirating this game in any way, I just want to preserve its assets and stories for public wiki archives so they don’t become lost media.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/zanfrNFT on 2025-02-23 13:36:44.

Recently I got my old synology NAS (very slow by today's standards) back which contains very important files (family photos and that sort of thing) from 8 or so years ago.

There is about 3 tb worth of it. I don't feel like keeping a NAS online as this is really cold storage. So I am pondering my options:

• I can salvage the drives in the NAS (~44k hours WD Reds with no errors according to SMART) and place them in a USB HD enclosure (in RAID?), but I'm not about which enclosure would be reliable and affordable (suggestions?)
• OR get an external USB HD (not SSD) and store on there, if yes which is reliable nowadays?

Obviously in either case I need to have access to reliable SMART data for monitoring.

What is the current best practice ?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Special-Truth-1576 on 2025-02-23 20:29:07.

I'm looking for someone to hold my hand please with installing this. I came across this reddit and searched and see many suggest this is the best program to find duplicate photos and it happens to be free too! I have 2TB of photos to go through, some were uploads from the wifes phone, others mine and then sometimes kids uploaded them then I started backing up and deleting lower quality ones and omg.....just so much to go through again since I never finished.

I'm not very github tech savvy and I did find the releases and Readme files but I'm still having issues getting this on windows. I did manage to get the below image to appear for a millisecond (i had to screen record to see what the flash was that closed)

https://preview.redd.it/zi9lrtr37yke1.png?width=1046&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba2545b9d89328225e742099134b3bad3b9a8ea0

I want the GUI version either way. this CLI one wont even open and stay opened for more than a millisecond .

Can any datahoarder please help out another datahoarder! I am used to just .exe clicking after checking it on totalvirus. I'm looking for some help getting the GUI installed please and thank you.

I dont want to pay for more cloud data! trying to downsize my bills, thank you

https://preview.redd.it/hro9mv5b8yke1.png?width=1003&format=png&auto=webp&s=f870b6f470598bca4b7554f49381b381180f92e2

I'm not sure what these numbers and console mean, why arent they all grouped up in 1 folder with a .exe

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ET2-SW on 2025-02-23 18:14:57.

I just bought a dual hard drive caddy as I need to inventory all my drives, and determine which are the most useful for a new NAS build. It's a mess down here. I've probably got 30 drives laying around from 500g to 18TB.

I have a smattering of shucked and data center drives that also need evaluation. I was never a fan of the Kapton tape method, so I made some hardware level changes that were useful, but not for this.

So the new dual caddy was intended to replace a single drive Xigmatek USB caddy I've had for years. My intention was to permanently modify it to work with datacenter drives.

After tearing it apart, I realized that SATA pin 3 was never connected anyway. Sure enough, I put it all back together and drop a data center drive in, and windows found it right away. No modifications needed.

TLDR: Xigmatek external USB caddies apparently work just fine with unmodified data center drives. Also. I've seen this same caddy sold under other brands, I'm sure you have, too. Try it first, worst case it just won't work.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/WaningBloomWasTaken on 2025-02-23 16:30:48.

Hello!

Yeah essentially, I want to upgrade the server I have from like 8 tb to 96tb, but, to simply summarize, the prices of refurbed hdds have blown to effectively become way more expensive.

Personally, I wanted to buy 12tb hdds for $99, but that seems impossible atp. I found a model I’m satisfied with for $111, but no where NEAR close to the all time lows we had a few months ago.

So here’s the question: do you PERSONALLY think the market will get better or worse? I think it’ll lean towards the latter because of current events in my country (U.S.), AI hype driving every computer related thing up, and known refurb sellers receiving less supply… unless there’s something I’m completely missing here, then pls inform me.

Tl;dr: Will refurb enterprise HDD Prices be more affordable or more expensive in 2025 IYO?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Leather_Flan5071 on 2025-02-23 15:34:25.

Meet Re-Manga! A three-way CLI tool to download some manga or doujinshi from subreddits like r/manga and r/doujinshi

It's my very first publicly released project, I hope you guys like it! Criticism is greatly appreciated.

https://github.com/RafaeloHQ/Re-Mangaproject