It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/justsomeuser23x on 2024-07-01 08:11:02.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/xxmcgriddlexx on 2024-07-01 07:12:41.

hi! so i’ve been playing sims for a very long time and i would use my macbook but after a while and a bunch of mods later i decided to which my game and mods on an external hard drive. now i want to log back into my game and for some reason the external hard drive isn’t showing up (note: the light on it still turns on and i’ve already used two cords to try and connect it) i recently invested in a pc and wanted to transfer my files over but it’s still not showing up. the drive i have is the seagate 2tb usb 3.0 can anyone who plays on an external hard drive help me with this issue or direct me to somewhere or someone that can help me. thanks! :)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/staslandia on 2024-07-01 06:42:09.

hi all! I am a photographer who has recently been revisiting old files from 2018-21 to print.

MY SET UP: I keep files on my desktop and organize/import through Lightroom then I move everything onto an external drive and recently have moved everything onto a raid 1 JBOD tower with a Backblaze continuous backup.

MY ISSUE: the first time I wanted to print a file it was from 2018 and when I looked through the album it appeared that all my raw files and Lightroom files were there but when I looked for this specific one I cant find it. I looked for it everywhere. I figured this was a flub since this was one of my very first shoots as a pro and maybe I did something on accident. today I was looking for a file from 2021 and same thing - album has what appears to be all raw photos but not this specific one. its super bizarre. There is a chance I deleted it but thats crazy because thats 2 for 2 now and I although my transferring system is a bit clunky and manual, I am super paranoid and usually double check my work before I would randomly delete files

QUESTION: is there anything else I can do to try to find or recover these files? I have the file names and low res jpgs of them. again theyre pretty old and have been through a couple of transfers now. is there any other reason these files might be missing that isn't because of me? and lastly, what can I keep a look out for that this doesn't happen again?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Kltpzyxmm on 2024-07-01 06:13:58.

I'm looking for some 22TB SAS drives. Found these on eBay for about $290 a piece. Seller has 100% feedback on about 1400 transactions. SPD doesn't have any and am looking for SAS for the duplex so I can read heavy and write heavy when needed. They're super generic labeling though. I asked em what OS recertified means and what the warranty is so will hear back at some point. if SPD had some for about the same price I might give it a go as I've had no issues with them but can't seem to find any right now except these:

https://preview.redd.it/4z6hhh4zmu9d1.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=5a29e000e22d063b0f419da08392d67867ddc41c

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/beardbreed on 2024-07-01 05:53:17.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DotRom on 2024-07-01 05:41:33.

Not the usual guy on this page, been away from gaming for quite some time only to know Xbox deleted all the game DVR clips I had on my account recently.

Although I don't watch them often I do remember a few clips have treasured memory.

I feel bit of light headed and anger that I didn't get to backup my vids in time. How do you guys get over losses like this.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Deadline_Zero on 2024-07-01 03:31:42.

Bought one of these a while back, and I want another, only it's like $450 on Amazon from random third party sellers. Normal price is like $260.

I want this specific drive because it's the Plus model, meaning quieter than Pro from what I hear, and I want at least 14TB. Unfortunately it doesn't look like the supply/pricing situation is going to change, so I'm thinking about doing something drastic like buying some other HDD brand, which I haven't done in...like over a decade.

Can someone make a recommendation? Maybe a Seagate equivalent to the Red Plus line? I'd be willing to pay more for more TBs at a similar noise level too. Only reason I don't go Red Pro is the noise everyone says they make, so if there's something at like 18-20TB that's quiet...that'd be even better.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/username-000627 on 2024-07-01 03:07:15.

I’ve never considered hoarding data before. But recently, I got this sudden urge to just archive everything I like because I’m afraid I will one day forget or lose access to them.

So I’m going to start archiving soon, but I’m not sure which one will last the longest. My budget is about 300 US dollars and my current pick is to buy M-Discs. I’m looking for feedback and general advice on if M-Disc will suffice.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/retrorays on 2024-07-01 02:53:24.

I have a two Western Digital 10TB USB drives, and two mobile (thin form factor) Western Digital 2TB drives.

I have ~2TB of data that is backed up on the two mobile 2TB drives as it was convenient. The images are identical. I use WDs password system to protect the drives. I'm not using the two large 10TB USB drives for anything useful.

I used to have cloud backup as well but decided that wasn't worth the cost/hassle. I may go back to cloud in the future.

I'd like to clean this up to make it more secure, and provide the best possible reliabillity. I'd like to move my backup solution to the large 10TB USB drives and use the mobile drives for somethign else.

I was thinking to do the following:

1. Move the 2TB+ of data to each 10TB USB drive. Mirror the same data on each drive.

2. Use bitlocker to secure the data. One concern is if the drive has a small corruption could this break the entire bitlocker image? In that case should I have separate bitlocker regions on the USB drive?

Is there a better way to do this? Are there any other steps I should take?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/M0dulo72 on 2024-07-01 00:42:17.

So I was thinking about the future of steam and games preservation and wondered how I can backup my steam library and guarantee I can always access them even if steam gets worse in the future or even completely shuts down.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SapToFiction on 2024-07-01 00:38:09.

bit of a wget noob, trying to nail down the right syntax so I can download all the pdfs from BBC's script library -- Script Library (bbc.co.uk) Can yall help?

I've trying different variations of "wget -P -A pdf -r library url" and each time I either index html files, a bunch of empty directories or some, but not all, scripts in pdf form. does anyone know the proper syntax to get exactly all the PDFs from the entire script library (and its subdirectories)?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheFatLook100 on 2024-06-30 23:15:47.

So I just discovered the Internet Archive Book Images on Flickr. As I understand, it holds more than 5 million pictures of illustrations taken from books, which is awesome. But I don't understand how to search meaningfully inside such a huge collection. There are no albums, no galleries, and the search function doesn't yield any relevant results. I can't find a way to classify the images thematically. Apparently it's just sorted by "date uploaded".

I guess I could just randomly click on any page and hope I find something useful... but there are 53138 pages. What if I want something specific? What if I want to check a certain category? Maybe there's something about Flickr that I don't understand (as I'm not a regular user)…

So, as it is... 5 million images, and nothing but insects.

How is this collection supposed to be navigated? Does anyone know?

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Fret_Less on 2024-06-30 22:27:25.

I have a whole bunch of files I need to rename. They are not in any particular format so bulk rename does not help here. I'm looking for a way to have all the files listed and the ability to type in the new file name and rename them that way. I can rename them manually and type but I can get to them faster without clicking to edit for each file if that makes any sense. Currently, I'm using .bat files which is doable.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/6425 on 2024-06-30 22:02:00.

Per the title. I have 4TB of data on an external HD that I want to archive but haven’t chosen an encrypted/password-protected format ahead of time.

Is there any reliable macOS encryption software available to encrypt it all without having to move it off first?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/melmoairplane on 2024-06-30 19:54:02.

Title. Somehow can't find info or anything that works after 20 minutes of googling and redditing. Driving me crazy, can't believe there's no straightforward info on this. Any help appreciated. Thx!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/GregTheChief on 2024-06-30 19:51:31.

Just wondering, cant reach the site for some hours now.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Macaroon-Upstairs on 2024-06-30 18:59:05.

Hi, I'm Macaroon and I have a data hoarding problem.

It started as a Plex server on a spare Mac Mini. I've since bought 3 OWC expansion bays over time. It turns out I really enjoy curating a collection of things for the past few years. I like to find better versions of files, replace files when a favorite encoder releases a newer version. I spend a lot of Saturday mornings looking for things and enjoy surprising my users/family with new & improved stuff.

I don't much like to delete anything.

Up to 88 gigabytes on 12 drives, though 3 drives totaling 30 gigabytes are devoted to parity (Raid5)

I can build a PC as good as anyone and I've (mostly settled) on Unraid for the OS. I want to be able to add a drive when I run out of room or replace a smaller drive with a larger one when I find a good deal. I don't know of any other system that allows this, but open to suggestions.

I probably don't have room to add a traditional server rack. It also seems a poor idea to keep having to buy expensive enclosures and losing 1/4 of my drives to parity.

Anyone else find a good solution to ever-expanding servers?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/fairytalejunkie on 2024-06-30 17:29:45.

I have a Sony camcorder with tapes I am trying to digitize. I have a vidbox converter with red white and yellow inputs. The camcorder has yellow and black. I am new to this so I’m definitely not using the correct terminology I apologize. The audio doesn’t seem to pick up any music or background noise with just one audio input so I bought a single female to 2 male adapter thinking that would work and I would be able to use all three input on the vidbox but that didn’t help either. I may be missing something very simple here but I’m at a loss if anyone could help I’d really appreciate it.

(The audio plays perfectly in the camera screen itself)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Elevated_Dongers on 2024-06-30 16:18:30.

I have probably 400gb of pictures and videos on my desktop that I'd like to backup to another HDD before I perform a fresh install of windows, another 100gb in music and such. After searching, I concluded on veeam but it is not quite what I want I don't think. Seems that is just for "images" and I want basically a copy and paste of my files to the other drive. I read that windows copy/paste isn't exactly the best for this. I had tried veeam, but something broke and caused tons of issues with my PC. I eventually had to reflash my bios just to get it to boot after the image creation failed. Not sure how that happened.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/bigcowboymeatstick69 on 2024-06-30 16:05:39.

Mp3tag works great for mpeg file formats, but I have a ton of videos in .avi format. Anyone know an app that does automatic tag and filename editing like mp3tag? TIA!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/daibido1123 on 2024-06-30 14:04:28.

Hi all.

So, as the label on the tin says, I am looking into getting a tape drive to deep archive stuff. I know I am going to pay through the nose on a good day, but what brands, models, and tape formats would be best for a balance of longevity, ease of use, and archival capacity?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Fun-Mathematician35 on 2024-06-30 13:20:35.

Hi,

Have you guys ever had issue connecting an enterprise HDD (previously formatted NTFS while on SATA) to USB (via the usb/sata) adapter?

I have a 16TB exos drive used internally. Yesterday when I upgraded with a larger drive, connecting that 16TB exos via the usb/sata adapter, that whole drive now becomes raw partition. When I hook that 16TB drive back to SATA port, it's now visible.

It's not the adapter b/c I have used 20TB exos on that adapter fine. I have swapped drives from SATA to USB many times (and reverse) before but never done with enterprise drive until now.

Edit: it turns out that the usb/sata adapter is the culprit. I just hooked up that drive to another usb/sata adapter and the drive is visible. Thank you all.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Biscuits99 on 2024-06-30 11:55:00.

I know its hard to say with any certainty, but I'm looking for a rough suggestion to when I should replace my external USB drive. Should I just wait for it to start reporting failures? Its just a disk attached to my main PC for backup purposes.

I've just bought a replacement (as I thought the original had failed but it turns out AV was just conflicting with it), so its ready to go if I want to replace it.

Current Disk details

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB (Bought Oct 2015)

Power On Time: 6.1 years

Full Stats: https://imgur.com/a/xQnxujF

New Disk ready to go:

4TB Seagate Expansion

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Rotisseriejedi on 2024-06-30 11:39:25.

I used DVD Fab for years to do this, no problem. Have not done this in over 4 years because I just DL most things I want now

I have a region DVD 2 set and yesterday, DVD FAB could not read it. So I read online and decided to try "Make MKV" and it could not read due to region. I went into device manager, changed the drive from region1 to region 2, and it starts to rip disk but about 15% through, it comes up error. This happened on the first 4 disks I tried

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Slowmadism on 2024-06-30 11:16:12.

Kerrang, the long-running music TV station in the UK is broadcasting for the final time today.

At 7pm BST, they are broadcasting a “Closing Party” and I was wondering if anyone was able to get a clean recording?

Definitely seems like something worthy of hoarding.