It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ewlung on 2024-12-24 11:17:06.

I need online storage to back up my data (photo, video, files). Total size about 1.5TB. After some reading, I thought Google One 2TB (100 euro/year) would fit the needs.

I do have already Google One 100GB, but so far, I only use it via my Pixel phones. I have never used Google One from PC. From what I read, there is Google Drive for Windows which I can use it to sync.

If you use Google One for online backup storage, is it reliable? What are the hidden caveats or things that I should know?

Note that the purpose is just for backup. At first, I wanted to use Backblaze B2 pay-as-you-go ($6/1TB/month), but Google One is a bit cheaper, and I can use it also for our phones photo backup.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/cmdrmcgarrett on 2024-12-24 23:01:49.

I am thinking about getting a rack server to place all my hard drives into using a Xeon cpu of some kinda.

Is there a way to just install a monitor, keyboard , and mouse in my kids room and have her use Windows installed on the server and be able to play games on the server while it is in the basement and her room is on the main floor?

What would I need to be able to do this?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DeadoTheDegenerate on 2024-12-24 19:14:08.

I've been browsing around amazon a little bit looking for decent PCIe card --> SATA port options, but for some god forsaken reason, I can only find comically large 1x cards (I found a PCIe 1x to 16 SATA... SIXTEEN!), yet the highest amount of ports I can seem to find on an x4 card is six...

Anyone got options, ideas, better places to look, etc? May alternatively go for a PCIe 4x --> 2x mini SAS, then break those out to 4x SATA drives each, but the only ones I've found on Amazon have been like £100.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jaromir83 on 2024-12-24 18:50:24.

this one https://clipsmagic.com/youtube is outta service + has got 5min limit. thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/dongnek on 2024-12-24 17:27:57.

Since 2020 i have been storing important images in OneDrive and My Cloud Storage got maxed out i didn't know a thing then i forgot about it until 2 months i opened up my cloud and i don't see any images... I tried to contact their support but they need the images name and i don't remember it because it was a bunch of long random words

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/aframe9999 on 2024-12-24 17:21:17.

I know just enough to be dangerous. So I want to keep things simple and noob-friendly. But I’m specing a new PC after 7 years and am looking for the current best practice for PC data backup.

I have approx 20Tb of data across 3 drives (professional photographer) and currently have 3 backup internal sata drives syncing data from the the 3 main drives using FreeFileSync. I essentially use FFS as my shut down button, so things get sync’d regularly. I also run crashplan as my cloud based backup.

I may add another 4Tb drive in the future.

Is there any reason to change what I’m currently doing on my new rig? Is there a better way? One huge backup sata drive vs 3 or 4 internal satas? Or a giant external usb drive? I will have two open sata ports and can add more via pcie.

Thanks for the insight!

Edit- tons of typos

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Nspnspnsp on 2024-12-24 16:12:54.

Hello, a friend of mine lost his wife to cancer and is trying to figure out how to back up all of the iMessage conversations between them and have it in a format that is printable. Any guidance on how he could do that? Thanks so much in advance!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/dtschaedler on 2024-12-24 15:45:12.

I'm looking for ATX cases with a lot of 5.25 bays so I can put 1-2 of these hot-swap adapters and a Blu-Ray drive in. I came across the Cooler Master Centurion 590 but it's not readily available. What would you recommend? Should I just bite the bullet and get a NAS case? This is for a home server/nas/gaming PC using existing ATX hardware, which is why I'm not looking at anything rack mount.

EDIT: Will probably get this or something like it. https://www.rackmountnet.com/product/chenbro-4u-open-bay-compact-chassis-17-5-depth-power-supply-optional/

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ritter18 on 2024-12-24 15:42:53.

I have a 4 bay synology NAS and I recently bought 4 new bigger HDD's and a docking station thinking I could transfer data using the docking station from the old 4 smaller drives to the new bigger 4.

I see them as external devices on the NAS but cant read from them. Is this something I just cant do? If not, what would be the best way to get some data off my old 4 onto my new 4?

I created them both just as JBOD's when I created the volumes

Thank you

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Colikal69 on 2024-12-24 09:11:32.

Hello,

I was looking to build a NAS and am currently hesitating with buying a syno.

USAGE:

Mostly cold storage for video footage, music and archive

Some video streaming for 1-2 personnes

Maybe run some docker for webservices like jellyfin/nextcloud etc...

WANTED FEATURES:

It must be low power low noise when idling (25w or lower.)

It must be able to hibernate disks (stop rotation)

It must support RAID5/RAID6 or similar redundancy feature (Loss of 1 or 2 disks)

It must support Volume extension. (Adding a disk to an array)

It must support at least 8 disks, and 100TB Volumes

It should support SSD Cache to speed up transfer, and possibly prevent disk spin

Docker compose (or alternative with similar features and syntax should be usable)

Privacy, I don't like Cloud or similar services.

HARDWARE:

Was thinking of using a Fractal Node 804 for the case, open to suggestion

I don't know for the motherboard or the CPU, maybe an I3 or a Ryzen G, GE

Most of the MoBo I see have wifi, audio etc... And I don't really need those. Juste raw storage

Then 1 NVMe SSD for the system

1 NVMe SSD for the cache

4 Exos 20TB HDD

SOFTWARE:

Here's where I'm really strugling, and hesitate with a syno

I used Linux with mdadm until now, but it seems it doesn't support SSD cache

bcachefs seems to be on hold because of some disagreement between the author and the linux kernel team

I can't expand disk by disk with ZFS.

Any ideas ? Alternate OS that would best fit the needs ?

Because for what I can tell reading the Syno user manual, it supports RAID5, SSD Cache, Volume expansion, docker... etc... and is fairly low power with 26w at idling, 53w full charge.

But I don't like the idea of using their product, purely because I don't know how it works, and in case it dies I wouldn't be able to maintain it. AND I'm then vendorlock. Which I don't appreciate.

I can live with the idea that disk expansion is labor intensive, like manually deactivating cache, manually unmounting the volume, manually add disk, and expand volume...

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Gloomy_Editor on 2024-12-24 08:14:51.

Ok this may sound very strange but I'm obsessed with Mary Kate & Ashely Olsen's Two of a kind Diaries and I found many of their diaries on internet archive and I was wondering if there's some possible website/ company that could print these books for me. I don't wanna buy from resellers because I cannot touch used books for the life of me since idk who did what to it. I wanna have fresh copies of these books.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Cumcentrator on 2024-12-24 14:07:06.

So can I just buy a SAS drive and with a 3$ adapter just use it normally like how I use SATA drives?

Any major deal breakers?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Cumcentrator on 2024-12-24 14:07:06.

So can I just buy a SAS drive and with a 3$ adapter just use it normally like how I use SATA drives?

Any major deal breakers?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Expensive-Vanilla-16 on 2024-12-24 14:04:55.

This is strictly a movie question. Mainly because it's the bulk of my collection.

I need to start making a backup that's organized. Currently files are scattered among several drives and disks.

One large folder is insane, also I want to make optical backups.

Do you all sort by alphabetical folders ? Or by years / decades?

I'm kinda leaning towards by decades. I wish you could open a folder and see movies in order by year but also work in media server. It would also be nice to see everything in a decade but in separate 25 or 50 gb folders for optical backup.

Any input on this? It would have been much easier had I started this before acquiring 1000s of files but it needs to be done before there are 1000s more.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Expensive-Vanilla-16 on 2024-12-24 14:04:55.

This is strictly a movie question. Mainly because it's the bulk of my collection.

I need to start making a backup that's organized. Currently files are scattered among several drives and disks.

One large folder is insane, also I want to make optical backups.

Do you all sort by alphabetical folders ? Or by years / decades?

I'm kinda leaning towards by decades. I wish you could open a folder and see movies in order by year but also work in media server. It would also be nice to see everything in a decade but in separate 25 or 50 gb folders for optical backup.

Any input on this? It would have been much easier had I started this before acquiring 1000s of files but it needs to be done before there are 1000s more.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MainAdditional1607 on 2024-12-24 14:03:02.

A gift from me to all of you looking to self host your own seedbox :)

Utilizing BiglyBT's built in load balancing feature I have created this script to initiate 5 airvpn connections on one biglybt container.

Simply configure your priority in the GUI and enjoy a fully utilized experience!

https://github.com/Shadchamp/BiglyBT-MultiFace/

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MainAdditional1607 on 2024-12-24 14:03:02.

A gift from me to all of you looking to self host your own seedbox :)

Utilizing BiglyBT's built in load balancing feature I have created this script to initiate 5 airvpn connections on one biglybt container.

Simply configure your priority in the GUI and enjoy a fully utilized experience!

https://github.com/Shadchamp/BiglyBT-MultiFace/

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/deathstrawnote on 2024-12-24 12:53:11.

Hi all. I am pretty naive on NAS/DAS. My intention is to purchase a raspberry pi/mini pc on which I want to install OMV/Unraid. On other hand, installing HDD on terramaster d4-320 or Sabrant four bay HDD enclosure. With this setup, can I achieve a NAS? Will the software on terramaster conflict with NAS software on raspberry pi/Sabrant. NAS devises are pretty costly, so want to have a simple solution. Regards

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Blankster82 on 2024-12-24 12:48:32.

For my external fully automated backup of my NAS, I'm currently using Wasabi S3 storage. My usage is currently 33 TB with 1,442,477 objects. This costs me an insane ± $250/month, which is too much for me. When I compare it to https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/sx65/, I can get 2x1TB SSD + 4x22TB for around $125 (incl. taxes etc.). Considering RAID 1, I would get 44TB for less than half the price together with MinIO. I am aware that S3 storage with SLA, etc., is not the same, but it seems like an affordable option to me. Am I overlooking something, or are there better options at this scale? My main concern is having an external backup in case of emergencies; so far, I have never needed it.

I am aware that I could build a NAS for this money and set it up at a second location, which would probably be cheaper, but unfortunately, I don’t have such a location where I could do that. I would like to keep the effort as minimal as possible, but I definitely don’t want to pay $250/month, and I need an offsite backup.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/scugmoment on 2024-12-24 11:37:22.

I've plugged it in via the cable, but it's not appearing. I'm trying to transfer some old photos from it.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gamer_jam123 on 2024-12-24 10:31:03.

Not sure if anyone here has had this problem, but I’m mainly looking for an app that can play all sorts of formats of video and has a nice interface. VLC is the obvious option but it annoys me as it cannot open pictures in my experience and there are no thumbnails for the videos. Has anyone else found any better, preferably free apps that can do this on the Apple TV? Thanks.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ChCybUgh on 2024-12-24 07:33:02.

Given how Seagate and Western Digital are both releasing 30+ internal HDDs, do you think that they might release larger USB powered HHD's? Presently, the largest USB powered drive I know about is the Western Digital 6TB drive, which frankly, is not quite big enough for my needs. At the same time, I don't want a large bulky drive that requires a separate power cable. I need something that is simple, compact, so that I can carry it in my purse hassle free. It would be great if one of the major external drive manufactures would release something that was at least 8TB but still as small as a current "My passport" drive that only requires USB to power it.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SamickSage14 on 2024-12-24 06:55:36.

Hello, I'm looking to convert some home videos over to digital. The camera I have is the Sony CCD-TR4 and I am trying to find the right cables to connect to the Roxio VHS to DVD hardware.

The old Sony manual says to connect to the tv to use a VMC-910ms or VMC-920ms but after looking online, I couldn't find any available in the U.S.

Is there another name this cable goes by?

Thank you

P.s. has anyone gotten Roxio vhs to dvd software to work on Windows 11? I keep getting a driver error

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ando_da_pando on 2024-12-24 06:35:44.

Been researching portable drives for my offsite backups (6TB-7TB of essential data, another 4TB-5TB of non-essential). I'm running in circles here, but it seems that since this is a rotating offsite (probably one or two months between) I was thinking it might be easier to put a 3.5" drive dock on the NAS and plug in a bare Ironwolf Pro, backup and slap into a carrying case (as it will be transported on public transit in my backpack) to safeguard.

Anyone do this or thought of this? The case I'm looking at is something like this. Something simple for the dock that I can leave plugged into the NAS all the time like this. Pop in a 14TB drive, backup, put in the case and take it to the office. Pop in the other drive and backup and swap them a month or so later, over and over.

Its on a Synology 920+ if that matters. Thoughts?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ok_Difficulty1928 on 2024-12-24 00:08:37.

I tried to rip hotel transylvania from an old dvd and it gives the error IILEGAL ACCESS DETECTED but all the extra stuff works just the main movie doesnt work pls help