It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Jealous-Sale-1331 on 2024-09-21 21:22:18.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Beneficial-Camel3220 on 2024-09-21 21:15:02.

So I have two dvds from the library that I cannot seem to manage to copy. They are from a well-known series of 8 movies. 3 of the first 5 movies copied just fine. But movie 3 and 5 seems to be damaged. It is quite normal with library cds/dvds that they are too scratches. With music CDs I have solved it before by getting multiple copies of the same disk and getting the good parts from each.

However, my experience with DVDs is quite limited but the result I am getting seems impossible to me unless this is some kind of copy protection that I cannot figure out a solution for.

So to resolve my problem I managed to get 2 copies of movie A and 3 copies of movie B. I found that isobuster is able to create an image with what good parts it can get and then I could try a new drive and/or disk and see what of the failed parts could be retrieved.

But even with this approach I get that the disks are 17% and 21% unreachable even with the multiple copies and between 2 drives. It seems impossible to me that they are so damaged that the damage overlap this much.

DVD decrypter and makemkv gives read errors and slows down so much that a rip would take many days and obviously still have the errors.

If I try to mount the incomplete iso from isobuster and convert it in makemkv I just get "The source file '/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB' is corrupt or invalid at offset 4096, attempting to work around" and it exits.

So is there a trick here? Or are all the DVDs really just fubar to the extend that the damage overlaps by this much?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/queequeg925 on 2024-09-21 17:51:41.

Hey All,

I'm finally adding a cloud solution to my backup system. I went with Hetzner storage box as the price can't be beat and I don't need the redundancy of something like Blackblaze b2 as I keep additional offsite backups on external hard drives of all crucial data. Hetzner is filling in as a way of doing my offsite backups daily where as the external drives are updated a few times a year.

I was planning to use Borg to backup to the storage box so my data is encrypted. However I know they offer an SMB/CIFS option. I am wondering about the safety of this, as it is my understanding that SMB should never be used on the open net.

I currently use SMB/CIFS in a lan context, simply to sync the shared contents of my home folders between my laptop and desktop using freefilesync. I am wondering if there is a way to use a similar system to sync my files from the storage box to the external drives I have as offsite backups using my laptop. This would let me use the storage box as an intermediary instead of having an additional external drive that travels with me to the offsite location when I go there.

This feels like it would be unsafe as I'd be accessing my storage box over the internet on smb? Or am i misunderstanding the safety issue and a direct connection to my box being secure? I am not the most experienced in IT, I understand basics but prefer to air on the safe side with things like this. I am still learning borg so I am unsure if I can somehow compare/sync directories with it like I am doing with FFS.

Any advice is appreciated!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/liquidgold501 on 2024-09-21 17:18:21.

I am trying to create a solid backup plan for our home data (family pictures) as well as movies, sports games, etc. I currently have been backing up on several external drives (1-2TB) and know that I need to have backups of those. I also have used a cloud server for pictures but would prefer to move away from that (or find a better, more secure place - currently using SugarSync).

My thought is to get a NAS set up (thinking 4 bay Synology) that I could use for backups and also potentially to use as a media server. I'm not sure what is best to do for offsite backups.

My other questions:

• Is it a good idea to use a NAS for both backup and media server? What software is best for the NAS? Any specific brand (is there one better/easier to use than Synology)? What about best harddrives to use?
• Do others use a cloud based back up? If not, what do you use for offsite backup?
• Any other advice for a novice?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/voltij on 2024-09-21 16:01:54.

External drive is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BB8SWB4X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

You can see in the reviews that a lot of people are complaining about a clunk noise every ~3-5 seconds even when not actively being used.

The clunk has happened since purchase. My question is if the clunk is associated to the drive or the controller?

AKA: Will the drive go silent if I open it up and drop in a WD Red?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/VerifiedSteveYzerman on 2024-09-21 14:55:32.

My external hard drive just seemingly erased almost half the TV shows before I could back them up. Seemingly at random, shortly after I moved about 10% of the files around during a re-org. I have no explanation as to why.

The hard drive still shows as only 50gb of free space and the recycling bin is empty. Is there anything I can do to get the contents back? Anybody see this before?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ok-Insurance-5538 on 2024-09-21 13:25:56.

Hello Does anyone here know how to download/rip images from spotify profiles ”gallery”? The only way i found was screenshoting the image which does not give a very high quality image. Thank you for your time

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DMutch on 2024-09-21 12:15:23.

I'm trying to rip every single clip off the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit DVD using MakeMKV but it only found 79 clips when there should be a bit over 300. I changed minimum title length to 0 seconds but I'm still not getting all the clips. I'm guessing it's due to the unusual navigation system on the DVD. I already ripped a 1:1 copy as an ISO but I'm looking to get all the clips as separate video files so I can use them for a project. Any suggestions on how I can get MakeMKV or any other software to rip EVERYTHING?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/molly_moss on 2024-09-21 12:08:59.

Hey folks, sorry if this is the wrong reddit but I found similar posts on here (that didn't help unfortunately) and I have a bit of an emergency. Need to download a video off Vimeo for a presentation tomorrow, don't have enough time to contact the video owner though we do have permission to use it. Was able to get the video in good quality using the Video DownloadHelper extension for Firefox, but it has subtitles that I also need. Does anyone know how to rip just the .srt file off a vimeo vid? I tried using downsub but it didn't register any subtitles. Any help would really save the day for me!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Embody248 on 2024-09-21 10:20:45.

Hi,

I have a USB flash drive from Kingston that for a while now, as soon as I insert it, it gives an error (in notification) like ‘There's a problem with this drive. Please analyse and correct it', but still after a few seconds it starts smoothly.

Do you know anything about this?

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Aigya on 2024-09-21 10:08:19.

I read bunch of posts about external hdd, external ssd, nvme + enclosure and came to conlcusion that for long-term cold data hdd is best suited. So i know about all nas, online stuff, but my family dont like to be that advanced and want only bunch of hdds where they can simple access data. I know SanDisk/WD are in some bad state right now, so what HDD u can recommend? Also currently data takes 400gb, so i think 3 x 1tb drives are enough?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/PigRider on 2024-09-21 10:02:26.

I have a bunch of HDDs and several laptop generations from around 20 years of computer usage. What I used to do is to keep the old drive whenever I reinstall the OS (mostly Windows). Sometimes I keep a few usefull stuff in some obscure, sometimes hidden folders and forgot about them. Sometimes there are encrypted files too.

What is the recommended software to help me scan those drives, and find the useful ones?

In theory, I will be interested in photos, office documents, maybe there are Outlook backup files. 3D moddeling and CAD files from university. I might want to manually look through files of certain size and bigger, sometimes there are stuff in zip archives. Some drives might not be working anymore due to age, or data on HDD lost their "magnetism", I am aware.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Lesbianseagullman on 2024-09-21 09:42:12.

what do I even do? it has a blue light that used to turn on whenever it was connected but it's not doing that anymore and nothing shows up anywhere when I connect it. it's been a few months since I backed up the data, I know first mistake but I didn't expect it to just stop working like that!

are there any tutorials or ways to access it maybe the usb port just failed or something with the power connector and the data is still stable but how would I access it? I'm trying to contact the company but I learned after buying it that their customer service is nonexistent and their RMA policy is even worse, and if I did that my data would surely be lost anyway!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mahin1384 on 2024-09-21 06:37:28.

We all know the usual suspects, but I’m curious: what’s the strangest or most unusual data collection you’ve accumulated over the years? Could be anything from obscure website archives to old software.

For me it's been old TV commercials from the '90s. It’s fun seeing how has changed over the years.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AntiProtonBoy on 2024-09-21 05:13:01.

I have accumulated quite a bunch of research papers in the field I'm working in, they are PDF, PS and DJVU format. Some of these come with supplementary material, such as ZIP files, images or video clips. The collection has reached a point where searching and browsing documents has become a nightmare, as they are somewhat sorted in categories across different folders. Trying to retrieve documents by topic, author or by content is hard.

I was hoping to automate this somehow, and I was wondering if there is any good off the shelf solutions out there? I'm basically looking for an library system with the following features:

• Runs on a centralised web server, which can be accessed via client machines in a web browser.
• Server stores, keeps and sorts documents and their supplementary material in a database.
• Can search by author, title, or content.
• OCR capability to index/cache the content of documents.
• Perhaps able to generate citation metadata for each document by cross checking with a DOI database.
• Preferably open source project.

Is there such a thing, or am I asking too much?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/rajeshsrikar2002 on 2024-09-21 05:10:29.

How to download all .torrent files from a particular user in torrentgalaxy for datahoarding and backup due to crackdowns

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/GooningGoonAddict on 2024-09-21 04:10:56.

Hi Y'all

I'm thinking of making a digital time capsule of media i grew up on in case it's unavailable for my expecting child. I know HDD's and SSD's both have disadvantages for long term storage (think literal time capsule, not accessed for the duration). Would a HDD be safer as the platters typically remain ok after long unpowered durations or is there a risk involved with this? I only plan on storing like 10TB of things and plan on it being in a dehydrated/weather proof container with other objects from this time.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TvHead9752 on 2024-09-21 03:53:54.

I just finished reading the 42TB-power-surge thread story. That sucks big time. I don't even have an UnRaid setup or any proper NAS drives (I’m doing as much research as I can before making any big moves) and it seems like even power failures are enemies of the data-hoarding practice. So, how do I protect myself? What’s the best model for me with surge protection? I know that my breaker is prone to tripping once in a blue moon, and blackouts are always a 1/3 chance with a thunderstorm. I should mention that I’d like something that’ll save itself when I’m asleep, if possible. Automation, you know? Will I have to replace the UPS every so often? Any helpful buyer’s guides?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/OomAllfather on 2024-09-21 03:45:27.

I love the header of the subreddit "What do you mean delete?!" but...

Do you guys actually never delete stuff?

So I have this Show that I thought it was awful (it was, got cancelled 1 month after the end of the first season). I liked some of the minor characters, some setting designs, but overall, I don't plan, I actually don't want to see it ever again, that's how bad it was.

What would you guys do? It's not even about the size, it's just 34 GB it's about the principle or the gut feeling of deleting or keeping this bad apple that's rotting my collection.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Questioned1001 on 2024-09-21 03:20:00.

I watched a video about the types of storage such as for example HDD & SSD. SSD seems the most ideal but I could be wrong. I am looking for external storage to store my photos, honestly not that much, I'm no photographer, I just want to store all my photos for memory sake, while also not having fear that they will get damaged by poor quality storage devices. Which is why I am asking if there is the ideal storage? Down the road I also want to store my music, as well as making my own music so that I can store it on an external hard drive.

Storage capacity? I guess 5 TB. That will last me for a while.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/susGrock on 2024-09-21 03:06:09.

I've seen a couple posts about people losing data because of electrical issues. I've heard good things about a dbs2300 for battery backup for computers and tools. But nothing specifically related to data storage. Does anyone have any experience?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/operation-casserole on 2024-09-21 02:42:05.

I am brand new to the NAS world and am starting to re-(re, re, lol) organize my data to host on Synology Photos; family photos to start mostly. Going through my PC I realized I do have photos of my license, and while I was just about to delete them, I thought to ask the internet if it would be wise to document/scan my legal documents, government ID, etc just to have?

Obviously you wouldn't want to do anything dumb like add them to a folder you gave shared access to anybody for on your NAS. Maybe if I do document them it's best to keep them on a hard drive that never goes online. Maybe I'm rambling and it's overall a bad idea. But what if I lose something irl? Thoughts?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/herkalurk on 2024-09-21 01:45:38.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SugestedName on 2024-09-21 00:56:13.

I'm downloading class anotations from a course (legally) and the names are being a problem: they all come as "suport material randomnumbersandletters" and that is pretty bad to organize. However, they all come in a simmilar pattern, with a giga title in the beggining, all caps, fllowed by a horizontal dash that covers the whole page. Is there a way to (in batch) auto change the file names to "first paragraph content" or "all first capital letters" or "every word in this general region" or something like that?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/landmanpgh on 2024-09-20 23:27:37.

So I had a weird problem recently where the power to an outlet in my home office kept tripping the breaker. Probably reset it 4 times before calling an electrician to check it out. No big deal, just fixed something electrical.

But.

My 2x18TB and 8TB external HDDs were all fried. No idea what happened other than some type of power surge. Prior to this, they'd been fine for 3 years. Always running, always plugged in to a surge protector. I guess it didn't protect against all surges? Seems misleading.

Back up your data. Luckily everything was a duplicate of what I had elsewhere, so I'm just out...like $800.

Back up your data. Again.