It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Arceist_Justin on 2024-09-08 23:21:31.

I copied the folder containing all my game assets from my C drive to my R drive (for RPG Maker) but Windows changed all the date modified properties of all the folders on the new hard drive to reflect today's date.

This creates a problem as it is harder for me to discern older asset purchases to newer asset purchases, especially when I want to use a newly purchased file for a sound effect.

While I do have attributes changer, using that would be a long manual process as I would have to manually enter dates for hundreds of folders.

I am looking for something to automate the process.

I still have the files on C: with their correct timestamps, I just need a way the attributes over efficiently.

Is there a command or script that allows me to do this?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/NinjaTrue166 on 2024-09-08 22:08:05.

I want to view decrypted network traffic on phone, for 3rd party apps. Similarly to viewing network traffic in Chrome Dev tools. Is that possible?

I've tried a bunch of apps, PCAPdroid, tPacketCapture, Debug Proxy, Packet Capture, but they only tell me the connection IPs,

This is the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onlinevideoplayer.urlvideo

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/rohnytest on 2024-09-08 22:06:49.

Hello, I'm from Bangladesh. We recently had a revolution and ousted a dictatorship. But as a result religious extremism is on the rise. And one of the major problems we're facing right now in my opinion is a shift of public opinion in support of Jamaat-e-Islami, the countries biggest Islamic political party.

Some of us are trying to push back against it. So we have gathered various resources. Like links to news articles, accounts about extremism in books, Facebook posts by Jamaat themselves etc. Basically any problematic incidents they've caused or missteps by them in past or present.

I am trying to archive all these resources in case any gets deleted. I realized this is something I need to do after finding out some Wikipedia citations about them are no longer out there. But I've run into 2 issues-

1. Some websites just keep looping the cloudflare varification message. Like this one.
2. Can't save anything from Facebook.

I can save the stuff locally, but then it wouldn't count as a valid source to those asking for one, since I can just edit them. From everything I've seen so there doesn't seem to be anything I can do. So this post is my last shot(you miss all the shots you didn't shoot).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/czah7 on 2024-09-08 21:59:52.

I have a DS420j Synlogy. 4bay. Currently, has 2 10tb and 2 8tb inside of it. I am looking to upgrade the 2 8tb's to probably 2 12tb's. Then later down the road, I might upgrade the 2 10tb to 2 14, and so on.

WD RED.

Maybe this isn't the most cost-effective way to handle NAS storage.

I have 3 4tb drives that I could sell. And obviously I could then sell the other drives I replace. Though I'm not certain where nor do I have a great system to wipe the drives.

So I was thinking, maybe it would be most cost effective to buy a server with more drive bays. A bigger Synlogy NAS is gonna start at $1,000 though.

Just looking for some guidance and/or options, opinions on best way to handle this. I primary concern is ease of use, and secondary is cost.

Also is there a better subreddit to talk about this with as much activity?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/xg357 on 2024-09-08 20:18:07.

Wondering if it’s worried to buy a Qnap TVS-1288x for 1700usd, practically like new.

It is a four year old tech. Any opinion?

Using it for file backup, AI training data and a blue iris surveillance vm.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/laddiemawery on 2024-09-08 18:54:26.

My memory might be failing me, but I could have sworn this model could record from VHS to DVD. I know in the past me sister and I had done so with some tapes for out fathers birthday, but I can't seem to find it anywhere stating that it actually does.

I've checked the manual online and there's no mention of going from VHS to DVD, just recording to VHS. Can't seem to find any videos or forum posts about it either. I have a friend who wants to transfer old family VHS tapes to DVD. I just don't want to accidentally tape over them in the case I need something else.

Anyone have any memory or knowledge if this device will do VHS to DVD internally? Here's a link to the manual I was looking at in case I missed something.

EDIT: Turns out my memory is bad and this doesn't do as I thought I remembered!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/megabits on 2024-09-08 17:59:58.

Sabrent and Orico seem like good budget brands with a variety of products for hoarders. I am interested in hearing your experience with them, as well as other good budget brands I should look at.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/3meow_ on 2024-09-08 15:48:46.

Source Code

"The instructions how to install your own DrakonHub server are here"

Hopefully this is relevant. I'm a lurker in this sub, but thought you guys might find this useful when I noticed it's ending soon 👍

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/directinLA on 2024-09-08 15:00:37.

I have a lot of drives that need organization and don't know where to start. I would initially buy drives to back up other work or personal drives, but soon would fill up those drives and then have to start again because of inevitable new work and such. How do I make all my drives organized? And maybe have one back up drive instead of several? I also back up to a cold storage off site (Google archive).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Bfire7 on 2024-09-08 14:17:19.

It looks like a hugely useful piece of software that organises files and puts them into folders. But it seems to be Mac only, disappointingly. Is there anything like this for Windows?

I'm basically looking to reorganise various folders (images, torrent files, etc) so all the files from 2006 go into a folder called '2006' and so on, up to current date. It feels like a simple task but I can't find anything out there that does it.

I'd prefer something with a GUI as I'm not 100% au fait with command line stuff, but willing to learn. I'm currently dragging thousands of small files at once into the folders, which pushes my fairly up-to-date PC to its limits, putting Explorer out of action for many minutes at a time.

UPDATE: I tried to download a program called Exifsort (says just photos but might do more file types, if not, photos would be fine) but it required Java, installed that but keeps asking for Java. Too painful so ditched it.

Then I read elsewhere that Bulk Rename Utility does it. I'm used to this program and indeed it does - bottom right option. Be sure to untick everything else so the file stays the same and is just moved. This isn't the best tool I guess - it takes a LONG time to scan the folder and move the files, but seems more reliable and less crash-y than using plain Explorer. Semi solution but still on the lookout for something better.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Bismarck_seas on 2024-09-08 11:55:56.

We all have some data on our computers but some of us have such an incredible amount of data on a scale that it is incomprehensible for the average user. People think I am crazy or a red flag if I spend more than $1000 on storage only. when does data hoarding become unhealthy in your opinion?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/blattodea13 on 2024-09-08 08:59:08.

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for advice on the best storage device for long-term data backup. I want to create a local archive of all my data and am considering whether to use an SSD or an HDD. Which option is better for long-term storage?

Additionally, do modern SSDs or HDDs come with built-in security features such as password protection, or should I use separate encryption software to secure my data? I want to ensure that my information remains safe in case the storage device falls into the wrong hands.

Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DReffects on 2024-09-08 08:27:30.

Hello there!

I have a 5 disc rate 5 array with one disk slowly dying due to reallocated sector account growing steadily. Replacement Drive has already arrived but I fear both the long rebuild time (22tb disks, so probably 3-4 weeks) if I simply swap out that effective drive and the possibility of additional disk failures during rebuild.

Is it at all possible or advisable to offline clone the failing drive onto the new one with for example acronis? Or will the controller (LSI 9361-8i) simply reject the cloned drive?

Any experiences already made here would be highly appreciated!!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Tydox on 2024-09-08 06:56:13.

Hello,

I am somewhat confused, I did research in the past (last year) but lost my notes.

I vaguely remember that there are different storage versions for HHD (I cannot recall them though). all I remember is that higher capacity had better version.

I have my own Jellyfin media server at home, and currently I'm using an old 4tb hhd from 10 years ago. it's just connected to my main gaming rig and runs in the background.

I want to buy a new 15-20TB HHD (SSD seems pointless here) but I am not sure what brand/type to get. I have 4khdr & 1080p content (biggest video I have is around 80gb).

I would appreciate for some guidance 🙏

In the wiki I get lost, https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/wiki/hardware/#wiki_hard_drives, many things I do not understand, I don't have raid (nor know what it is). and theres so many parameters I get lost 😅.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Bismarck_seas on 2024-09-08 06:38:55.

I am storing stuff on Samsung T7 External SSD, while i appreciate its speed and thermal management, and I see new usb drives pack like 1tb in a very small package and claims to have fast transfers (But my old USB3.0 drives left a bad taste in my mouth, maybe USB drive technology wasn't as good in the past). Also my external ssd is much bulkier and has to bring my USB3 cables...

I wonder how well does a Ext SSD perform against modern expensive USB Flash drive with the same amount of storage?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/poet3991 on 2024-09-08 06:05:24.

an external hard drive I usually kept in a dock suddenly had access issues, so I removed it and installed it internally, still had access issues that i was able to fix by giving all users access to it on the system.

But then i open the drive to find it empty except for two files listed as ( IndexerVolumeGuid) and (WPSettings.dat) they where not there before.

There used to be alot of video files on it before the access issues, and in the This PC window it shows the drive has 5.62 tb free of 7.27tb so I assume The old folders and files are in there somewhere.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/S2Nice on 2024-09-08 05:21:22.

Hey all, I'm nowhere near the harder any of you are, but...

I don't have that much of a media collection, really. I started with music 20 years ago but that grew to only a few hundred GB. Later, I collected some movies, about a TB. Then I had built myself a personal media server and wanted more content, so I got some here and there, ripping DVD and BR movies that were sitting around collecting dust. And this year, well, I think something has happened. At the start of this year I had about 2.25TB that I'd collected over the last 20 years. Today I am past 6TB.

Have I contracted this, or is it perhaps a latent tendency to collect things that has only recently surfaced? Have I crossed the threshold into hoarding by my recent accumulation rate? Certainly not by the paltry amount of data I've collected, right? Am I sick? Do I need to get my head shrunk before I develop a storage habit? I'm retired, so not looking to finance a new habit. Y'all think I can kick it before it really sinks in, or am I dun fer?

Seriously, though; at what point is it data-hoarding? Does one need to have gotten nastygrams from their ISP for their profuse consumption of bits? Is it a SPL measurement, say a +12dB change in ambient noise at some prescribed distance from the storage appliance? $/mo spent on cloud or local storage? IDK. How is it quantified or diagnosed? I KNOW there's people in here who _sometimes_ feel like their hobby is consuming them. Where were you in your archiving hobby when YOU felt like it had gotten out of hand?

Oh, and for fox sake it sounds so dirty and despicable like that, "data hoarding". It should maybe be called something like "Hobby Archivist", "Amateur Data Scientist", or something less stigmatized than hoarder ;)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MMonkeyMania on 2024-09-08 04:10:54.

I bought some Seagate 14TB HDDs in last October. One of the drives is throwing up errors on my unRAID raid array. I am unable to check a full S.M.A.R.T test ran on that drive since then, whenever I try, the whole system crashes. I would like to submit an RMA since my 1year is coming up. I checked on both ServerPartDeals website and Seagates. I also tried emailing ServerPartDeals directly but I haven’t gotten a response and it’s been over a year. Does anybody have any advice for me or a direction to point me in?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/sexpusa on 2024-09-08 04:08:13.

I know they have torrents but am unclear how they work for those particular services. Libgen torrents seem dead and they're large collections. I am unclear how that then helps someone download one book? IA seems to have torrenting as a method for download not for seeding. Is that correct?

I see IPFS shared as an option for libgen. Is that a decent way to help?

With the recent IA news I want to backup but also actively share.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/LOP5131 on 2024-09-08 02:43:37.

Hello, I recently held some games at my house where we had a dozen or so people filming different things. I would to compile all of those so I can make a video edit of the day.

Any suggestions for an affordable place for several users to be able to upload a couple hours worth of footage into a single location for me to download locally? It's fine to be a short term solution, like a monthly subscription, to grab all the footage and cancel afterwards, whatever is easiest while being affordable.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BradyBrother100 on 2024-09-07 18:02:08.

I am considering setting up a media server for my family but there are a few things keeping me on the fence

1. If you cancel your streaming services, how do you watch Live TV?
2. If you've unsubscribed from everything, do you miss being able to scroll a selection of movies and instantly watch whatever you want?
3. Why not just rent the movie on Youtube, prime, etc.? Wouldn't that be significantly cheaper than setting up a NAS and buying each disc? I can understand not buying the movies from there.
4. With costs, does keeping a NAS running 24/7 noticeably effect your electricity bill and internet bill?
5. Legality wise, how is this different from Napster? I wasn't alive when Napster was a service, but from what I've read, correct me if I'm wrong, the music was stored on people's machines and shared across the internet. How is this different from storing media at home, and streaming it to multiple devices?

TIA

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SocietyTomorrow on 2024-09-07 23:40:45.

I've got a diy JBOD I put together to fit on a wall rack holding 3 5-bay sas enclosures with backplanes, and wonder if there's such a thing as a PSU that doesn't require a dummy plug to run without the atx plugged in. I thought about getting a pair of hdplex PSU but I don't think it has enough sata power out for that many drives without being a bad idea for the cable.

If not, anyone have a recommendation for the lowest power PSU, probably flex ATX that does have enough sata power rails?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TrappedInABoxByMimes on 2024-09-07 21:56:31.

Pretty much what the title says. Price doesn't matter. I just want something that works well for storing 20+ years of files and will last a while.

If so, is this the right one? https://imgur.com/a/drjRkm6

Looking to buy at least two multi-TB SSDs (one for main storage + another for backup).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Shybull877 on 2024-09-07 21:36:39.

I've been trying to archive this one specific twitter page now for the past few hours but I cant seem to get any of the available github scripts from this post to work. If anyone has a working method they'd like to share or point me in the direction of that'd be really helpful!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Limp_Milk_2948 on 2024-09-07 19:13:44.

I build NAS from old computer parts laying around. I installed ubuntu on it and managed to set up file sharing with samba. Problem is that I cant get my windows 11 pc to find it. I can access it with my phone, I tried ubuntu from a flash drive on my pc and that worked. I have spent whole day googling for solutions but nothing seems to work.

Wont linux and windows just mix and I need something else to make my NAS work with windows 11?