It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DonOfGuan on 2024-08-13 00:09:39.

https://amzn.eu/d/aqFAtGi

I know the first 2 slots are the only ones supported by the RAID controller with the other bays being individual drives. Is it possible to have all of the bays in RAID 5 using software RAID? Sorry if I'm missing something - I'm new to this and looking for a cheapish enclosure/DAS for RAID 5. Thanks!

EDIT: For context I'm currently running an old laptop as a seedbox with an external USB hard drive plugged in. I'm looking to upgrade my storage setup but I'm not sure if the above is possible / the right move compared to setting up a NAS. I read in another post that RAID over USB isn't recommended.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/justaren on 2024-08-12 23:19:00.

Impulse purchase until I realized that my motherboard on NR200 Coolmaster case was a mini ATX but when taking the motherboard out of previous case it did not fit the Jonsbo N3 to which I am stuck with it now.

I'm from Rancho Cucamonga, California so if your 30 to 40 miles from here I will sell it to you

This is brand new and will to sell below below its retail price.

Timestamp

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/metalofdeaf on 2024-08-12 23:12:54.

Hey all - I am currently in the process of setting up an old 2012 Mac mini with a 10-bay enclosure attached as a server with Raid 5 on the attached drive enclosure.

Everything seems to make sense, but how do folks manage accidentally deleted files?

I will have the enclosure and the Mac backed up to Backblaze Personal for some recovery, and the Mac Mini will be backed up using Time Machine.

But is there a way to recover a file from the Mac Mini server similar to how Synology keeps a Recycle Bin?

Or is this not possible?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/yungspais on 2024-08-12 23:07:04.

Hey guys, I want to hear your take on an idea ive had for a while now and how feasible it is.

So, since many of old movies are starting to disappear and edited as we become more and more dependent on streaming services, I want to create a large library with hundreds of movies that I have seen and love over the years. My idea is that I want to be able to sit in front of my tv with my future kids in 30 years and watch Dr. No in the original version.

Now, in my mind, this would require multiple external hard drives and a lot of downloading. i got the downloading part, and its not an issue.

My question is: is this idea feasible? Would it be possible to maintain modern hard drives for a longer period of time without them breaking randomly? And what specific kind of hard drives would you recommend?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/aluepsch on 2024-08-12 22:21:20.

A perfect quote from the comments, "@cr4zyg047 One minute you learn to rip movies, the next minute you're building a 160TB JBOD array."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdQ5bClEgHg

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kaiser1025 on 2024-08-12 22:13:30.

I am in the process of copying over large amounts of data, and my file operations always seem to push the CPU in my laptop at 100% load, and I'm wondering if I wouldn't be better off disabling turbo boost. My CPU thermal throttles and I can't help but wonder if it could also attribute to my WD sn850x reaching 55-60 degrees, which may also suffer from thermal throttling.

Does anyone have any input on this? Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/HelloReddit88 on 2024-08-12 21:59:34.

Hello, newbie here.

I find the idea of a home server very nice. I think it can definitely be very useful for me and my family but I can't find too much updated info (in the last year) regarding NAS (what I've been looking into mainly) so help would be appreciated.

For now I would keep a collection of programming courses, games (that would update regularly if that's possible to set up through services) movies music etc. Currently I don't travel too much but I might want to use a NAS over other solutions using a laptop at work (hopeful web dev here hehe) which is why I'm confused on how to approach building a home server. I'm not sure how safe it would be to access a NAS in a workplace since it uses just the IP but I guess some password protection can be put to prevent easy access

I also heard that NAS file sharing can be set up without ISP interference since everything is local but I'm not sure how that would work either, and if it would I would like to know about relevant equipment since i probably dont have nearly enough since speeds where i live are not amazingly high (i run 90Mbps.)

Most of what I see on YouTube is Synology but I hear their hardware is severely outdated so I'm guessing I could work with some better hardware while using something like unpaid which I've also seen recommended a lot.

TL;DR: What's an up to date cost effective way to set up a home server that's efficient and user-friendly

Thank you!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Clawkikker on 2024-08-12 21:39:47.

I see most people recommend these for storing linux iso's, but is buying new for more important data better or not? I remember reading something about shucked drives from easystore, etc were drives that failed to meet spec of a higher bin and had heads disabled or similar, is this true? Also, I am looking on serverpartdeals and was wondering what manufacturer recertified drives were the most reliable to storage capacity? I know lower density is better for reliability, but what has the best ratio? Backblaze seems to be moving to 16tb drives.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/RoboChomp on 2024-08-12 20:52:36.

I'm wondering if there is a way to search the web for any sources of .musx files (Finale sheet music files). Does anyone know a way to do this or could point me in the right direction?

Would also like to find .XML and .MIDI files but .MUSX is the priority.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/swd120 on 2024-08-12 20:52:09.

This is a killer deal for 20TB drives - What's the catch with them? I have an HBA in my server so SAS should be supported, can I just plug these in and go? The way they're described seems like there's a catch here.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/I_own_a_dick on 2024-08-12 20:06:27.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/wiloma on 2024-08-12 20:04:19.

My friend deleted her blog but wants some pictures back.

Looking at Ameblo, it stores images a little oddly like so:

https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/YYYYMMDD-directory/XXnumbered-directory/BLOGNAME/YYnumbered-directory/ZZnumbered-directory/Single-letter-folder/foo.jpg

The easiest approach for my porous brain would be to replace the numbered directories with wildcards and include anything that had BLOGNAME folder. But this is well beyond a simple download manger like JDownloader or DTA. HTTrack requires the original html link she posted, doesn't it? Which I of course don't have. Nothing else in the wiki seems any more promising than this. Beautiful Soup maybe?

What/how would you recommend to proceed? I can hack a little in shell or python if necessary (I'm on a Gentoo machine), but I'm not sure how to set up the process. Optimally I'd just download any images in BLOGNAME and its subdirectories and she and I can sort through them later.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/infectedmethod on 2024-08-12 20:03:36.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Wigglingdixie on 2024-08-12 19:17:00.

I've dabbled in data hoarding in the past. But haven't done it in a while for various reasons.

I want to start backing up all media I own. What's the best entry level hardware/software to start out with as a beginner? Should I just get a NAS with some WD reds for now and call it good?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Thedoc1337 on 2024-08-12 19:12:12.

Hello, I am looking for suggestions as there aren't any clear options for EU.

There are various stores on ebay with varying prices and warranties (and some Chinese stores of course) but I'd like some opinions before buying.

Thanks!

I purchased from iuppiterbv (from NL) because there were various stuff for bid and I scored some. Many died within a month and that's good because they only offer 1 month warranty..!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Paro-Clomas on 2024-08-12 19:01:26.

I've been searching the sub looking for this but i didn't find a definitve answer and i imagine it's a topic that deserves constant discussion, so here it goes:

Is there any simple software made to tag files, which embeds the tags in a way that it sticks with the file and is sort of universal, meaning that if that particular software gets discontinued you dont lose the ability to search and or manage your tags? if it can preview pictures and videos as you tag that would be better but not mandatory.

I'm looking into Itag but i'm not 100% sure its what im looking for.

Also im interested in hearing you data organization strategies, do you organize in folders+tags, or just tags?

thanks in advance for any answer

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kscountryboy85 on 2024-08-12 18:55:18.

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I have multiple handhelds and laptops with nvme drives with no/very limited space for heatsinks.

My frustration is that while they are fast at first they all thermal throttle very quickly and slow to 80/90MBs (one in my legion go REALLY cooks and drops to 60MBs) on large transfers. Yes this is only a problem on large bulk moves but it means that imaging a drive or just moving files around on initial setup takes FOREVER. Like slower than my hdds over usb 3.

Hense I was absolutely shocked when I just transfered 500g (old sata 2.5" in external dock for game storage) in one continuous chuck at 300MBs non stop WAY WAY faster than 200GB from my origional NVME drive, starts at like 2.5GBs but drops off. (rog ally 512GB nvme In a external usb3.2, to the new 2TB internal).

I would also like to limit transfer speeds to my sd cards (just use them for bulk storage) and since they are so physically small I dont care if they take a long time to transfer (load files into main drive, let it go while I game).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/virtualadept on 2024-08-12 18:53:17.

I know this is a dumb question. But it's one that's been plaguing me for a while.

As part of my mom's estate when she passed a couple of years back, I came into possession of a very large number of family photographs. I don't know how many, exactly, but it required somewhere around ten heavy duty medium moving boxes (21 inches x 15 inches x 16 inches) to ship them home. There are photographs dating back to the 1960's as far as I can tell.

My question is this: After I get them scanned and backed up, what do I do with them? What is the accepted thing to do with physical media after it's been archived digitally? I could just throw them out, but that seems very wrong. They're family pictures. I could take them to Goodwill or something and donate them (seems a bit Bladerunner to me, really) but that is probably throwing them out with a few extra steps. I don't know of anybody who collects old family pictures.

I can't be the only person here who's been in this position. What did you do?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/dictionizzle8 on 2024-08-12 18:43:29.

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/videos/list/replays

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AshleyUncia on 2024-08-12 18:25:40.

Original Title: After years of fitting my hoard in small apartments, concerned about sound and masking it in between furniture , I finally have a basement where I can start migrating it all to a rack mount. The housing gods even gave me a 15amp circuit exclusively for the rack.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mookie8 on 2024-08-12 18:04:08.

My dad has three trunks of slides still in their carousels. We are working on digitizing his extensive photography collection, but I live in another city and am really the only one interested in doing the work. Luckily I work at an engineering company and my boss is letting me use the slide scanner.

Silly Questions Below:

• Can I just take the slides out and stack them in a shoebox - or will that damage the slides? I don't really have time to buy a specialized slide storage box.
• Will they get damaged in the X-ray machine? Listen, I simply don't know much.
• If anyone has experience with old Kodak projectors, particularly the the Kodak Carousel Projector 550, can I bug you with a couple of questions?

I'll try to post to a photography subreddit as well.

Thanks for you advice!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/QuestionsToAsk57 on 2024-08-12 18:00:28.

I have spent weeks trying to figure out how to digitize VHS, Video8, HI8, and Digital8 at the highest quality possible. Before I start buying the equipment, I want to make sure that the stuff I am going buy gives the best quality possible as I'll be transferring hundreds of tapes and only want to do this once perfectly. I also have a Apple Macbook Pro.

Analog Tapes:

S-VHS VCR to a Sony Handycam that can play both Analog/Digital. Then S-Video to a Panasonic DMR-ES10/15 that acts as a DIY TBC. Then a Sony Blu-Ray DISC/DVD Player DDP-S350 just so it converts the S-Video to a HDMI port. Then A HDMI Capture Device to the computer.

Digital Tapes:

Sony Handycam that can play both Analog/Digital through Firewire to a old computer that has a Firewire port.

Am I overcomplicating everything? I care most about quality because some of these tapes are over 45 years old and I want them digitized before it is too late.

Also, does using a capture card using lossless codecs improve anything? I don't know much on this method and it would require me getting another computer but I'll do that if that end result is much different then the setting I plan to use. Is there a example of a video using this method?

Thank you!!!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/xResearcherx on 2024-08-12 17:37:05.

Hello, as title says, i recently bought one and i noticed that while the USB cable isn't plugged in, the disk 'seems' to be off, at least the led, but i wonder if that holds true and it is actually using power and thus making my HD decay. I been trying to find an answer on the Internet, but i cannot seem to find any help. Thanks in advance and sorry for the inconveniences.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Serious-Nebula7822 on 2024-08-12 17:09:45.

I need to store a ton of old files so any info regarding this would be very useful, thank you.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Maratocarde on 2024-08-12 17:06:24.