It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Darthmunky on 2024-06-15 21:00:12.

So I have been using my WD My Passport 2TB since 2012, running constantly just for storing all my movies and TV shows. It's at the point where it is completely full and there is nothing I want to delete from it. So I am thinking of getting a cheap 4TB drive. The Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB is on sale for $130 CAD. The WD My Passport 4TB is on sale for $150 CAD. I've always gone with Western Digital, but is there really a difference here aside from warranty? Is the extra $20 for the WD worth it? Will one perform better than the other?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jtscribe52 on 2024-06-15 20:47:04.

I’ve currently maxed out my tower and have been trying to figure out a rack mount replacement that won’t break the bank. A lot of older recs point to SuperMicro cases, but those have really jumped in price the past few years. I’ve seen some other post recommending Sliger, but I don’t see anything with more than 10 bays, even in a 4U.

Not opposed to something from AliExpress, but curious what everyone is using of late. Thanks in advance!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MasterNinel on 2024-06-15 20:21:47.

The first time I heard this song was in one of those 60s garage rock compilations, but that specific video was taken down. And after that, so was every other upload of the song. Whoever owns the copyright is determined to keep it off the internet NOW for whatever reason, and only places i can find it is people selling vinyls on discogs, and i have no way to play vinyls (:

I know there's gotta be several people out there who have a recording of it, since I've seen it on YouTube at least 4 times by now. I don't wanna upload it anywhere, i just wanna hear it again :(

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Vatican87 on 2024-06-15 20:12:07.

What's the best way to backup important media (Photos / Videos), are cold storage options the best way? As in do they degrade much at all if they're only spinning up every few months to backup files?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/rhnet on 2024-06-15 20:05:14.

I have been struggling adding 7200 RPM refurbished SATA drives (WUH721414AL) to my existing ZFS pool. The drives have no issues with badblocks, and I have tested them on another system as well.

When I try to add them to an existing zfs mirror, I run into lots of WRITE/CKSUM errors, and they will eventually fault. Here's the output only 10% into a resilver.

    NAME                       STATE     READ WRITE CKSUM
    tank                  DEGRADED     0     0     0
      mirror-0                 DEGRADED     0     0     0
        disk2_crypt            ONLINE       0     0     0
        disk16_crypt           ONLINE       0     4    93  (resilvering)

And in dmesg I get stuff like:

[Sat Jun 15 12:39:59 2024] zio pool=tank vdev=/dev/mapper/disk16_crypt error=5 type=2 offset=7423255224320 size=12288 flags=1808aa
[Sat Jun 15 12:39:59 2024] zio pool=tank vdev=/dev/mapper/disk16_crypt error=5 type=2 offset=7423255212032 size=12288 flags=1808aa

I have these attached to an HBA and SAS expander, but I've also tried with the SATA ports on the motherboard directly.

Setup:

• LSI SAS9340-8i ServeRAID M1215 12Gbps SAS (from artofserver)
• Adaptec 2283400-R AEC-82885T LENOVO 36Port 12Gb/s SAS Expander Card 82885T US
• 10Gtek# 12G Internal Mini SAS HD SFF-8643 to SFF-8643 Cable, with Sideband, 100-Ohm, 0.5-m(1.6ft), 2 Pack
• 3x AdcAudx 2Pack SFF-8643 to SATA: 1M SFF-8643 Mini-SAS to SATA-Cable SFF8643 to SATA Mini SAS HD to SATA Forward Breakout (3.3FT)
• Lots of working fine 5200 RPM data drives: WD101EMAZ-11, WDC WD140EDFZ-11, WDC WD140EDGZ-11, WD80EMAZ-00W, ...

Several 7200 RPM drives from Serverparts and goharddrive, all WUH721414AL.

I run them with luks (cryptsetup luksFormat -c aes-xts-plain64 -s 512 -h sha256) and in zfs mirror.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Icy-Composer9021 on 2024-06-15 19:51:03.

I have some DVDs i wanna rip onto my computer and put on my ipod, specifically some simpsons and avp if it matters. Also region code is 2 or PAL on the simpsons.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Barja_Bardagi on 2024-06-15 19:25:36.

(Cross-posting a couple places to hopefully find help) I've got a DIY NAS that I built a number of years ago based on a Megaraid 9271-8icc. There's 8x HDD RAID-50 array on it, and a 6x SSD RAID-6 array. Well, last Sunday, the card started dying. The machine's boot drives are NOT on the raid controller, and every few reboots, the card works for a while and then craps out. So, I bought a new (used) card from eBay.

Now, storage is NOT my forte. I know enough to be dangerous to myself. How do I go about replacing the failing card without losing all my data? Will the new card see data on the drives and realize "Oh, this is part of an array"? Do I need to try to recover some settings from the old card? Could someone explain this to me like I'm an end user? :P

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/patagonianlamb on 2024-06-15 18:41:02.

A few weeks back, I managed to scrape a good amount of data from Instagram using a VPN and Instaloader without even logging in. It was great! But now, whenever I try to access Instagram through a VPN, it just takes me straight to the login page. Instaloader can't bypass the login wall either. Is this the end of accessing Instagram media without logging in via a VPN?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/NotAnADC on 2024-06-15 18:04:24.

Asking specifically if I should only use a drive like that for expansion and not parity, cause maybe parity sees more action. Running in unraid. I know a lot of people like and trust serverpartdeals

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/maximumkush on 2024-06-15 16:30:51.

Starting my first NAS to fuel my addiction. I’m starting off with RAID 5 with 3 12tb hard drives. I found some decent priced refurbished ones. Asking the pros for their honest opinion

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/M4fya on 2024-06-15 15:09:45.

I'm a bit confused,as "Reallocated Sector Count Current" is 100,but i've read online that Raw Data is what matters?The full scan says the drive is fine

It's been abt 1y 10m with this drive,still within warranty so I could RMA it if need be

https://preview.redd.it/c5v1zmid4r6d1.png?width=1165&format=png&auto=webp&s=faf54607504ac15c1c083bd581cdaaaadb14a38f

https://preview.redd.it/fnsazhid4r6d1.png?width=1244&format=png&auto=webp&s=479c272b7caa9095e990f840a218c2424f1c085b

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ChillCaptain on 2024-06-15 14:56:04.

I bought the 8tb Samsung qvo ssd for a gaming/Roms drive.

I know performance is meh and tbw is not great. But I don’t expect to write a lot to the drive. Copy my Roms and games once and switch out the games every so often.

I’m mainly concerned with reliability. Id imagine it would be better than a spinning hard drive. Any opinions on reliability?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/biocoder86 on 2024-06-15 14:23:03.

I have an old SSD drive I want to recover data from and maybe use as a portable drive going forward...

Specifically I want to use this old 12 + 16 pin from an old MacBook Air (A1465), with a 12 + 16 to NVMe M key adapter.

https://amzn.eu/d/1gMJdGQ

Then I want to put those inside a NVMe M key to USB enclosure.

https://amzn.eu/d/9ifm71g

But the fourth image you scroll to of the adapter says that it cannot work in a USB enclosure, only plugged directly into the motherboard. Then in one of the user questions they seem to say the opposite with no explanation. That so long as it is 12 + 16 on one end and M key on the other it will work.

So... will it work? If not, is this universally true or can I get a different adapter?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/P10tr3kkk on 2024-06-15 13:38:11.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/didyousayboop on 2024-06-15 10:30:40.

Podcast Bulk Downloader is a Windows program (written by u/cnovel) that allows you to batch download episodes of a podcast simply by copy/pasting in a link to the RSS feed.

There is an option to automatically append the release dates of the episodes as a prefix to the file names.

Download it on GitHub here.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SlothChunks on 2024-06-15 11:51:29.

Hi everybody, I am trying to decide whether to buy a larger capacity drive to replace my two old Samsung SSDs that are 1TB and 500gb.

When I looked at Amazon I saw that there are many options of new models if standard spinning drives for much less.

As far as I know from reading over the years spinning drives are more likely to fail than the spinning disk drives. But I haven’t ever actually seen the test data to see just how likely or unlikely they are to break compared to SSD.

If this drive is going to be used only at home and not carried anywhere, does anyone have any idea just how much more likely it is to fail than an SSD?

Bonus: question, are WesternDigital SSDs any better or worse than Samsung? Or are there any established brands are are absolutely better to avoid?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/veso266 on 2024-06-15 09:45:48.

Hi there, in my RAID1 server Nothing fancy, just MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97-PC-Mate/Specification

I had Toshiba THNSNJ128GB Enterprise grade SSD: https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6684/toshiba-hg6-thnsnj512gcsu-enterprise-ssd-review/index.html

Inside and after recent powersurge, the thing doesnt want to boot anymore, at least according to bsod: https://youtu.be/G5iCC2oPz3E?si=gusazgsWGZ9Fs2af

I see that what it should be

So I guess SSD got toast (damm, I guess I have more luck with spinning drives, then SSds (thats my 5th SSD that broke on my, while I had only 2 spinning drives broke on my)

I had this thing in service since 2015 (there were power surges, but nothing damaged the ssd yet) so yea

Now I dont want to put any random big ssd inside, dont need a lot of space since its a boot drive only (I just hope that raid configuration wasnt on it and that reinstalling windows and all the drivers will be enough to bring this online) so whats a good enterprise grade replacment (this exact model is sadly not uvailable anymore) (dont need more then 256gb of space, would just like it to be reliable enough I dont need to replace it for at least 10years)

Thanks for anwsering and Best Regards

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/shockguard on 2024-06-15 07:38:28.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/eliosferre3 on 2024-06-15 07:04:40.

Hi! I need it to be a sata ssd, I recently bought a Crucial MX500 which failed while I was installing Windows and wasn't able to detect again. Now I'm thinking on a 1TB Samsung 870 Evo, but reading some posts in this subreddit apparently it has a high failure rate as well? I thought Samsung would be reliable but I don't know what to expect or buy anymore.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MaximumAd7153 on 2024-06-15 06:46:24.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DisasterSpinach on 2024-06-15 05:48:30.

I might not be asking in the right place because my goal isn't to set up something that is highly systematic or robust at this time.

The place I'm renting has serious roof issues and a bunch of my stuff was water damaged. I'm trying to salvage what I can to some portable drives and get the most important belongings out as soon as I can.

In the past I remember Easystores/WD Elements being popular here, but apparently they have different drives inside now or high failure rates or something?

And then I was just going to go with whatever Costco carried, but at this time that's only the doomed Sandisk SSDs.

Anyone have any recommendations? Doesn't have to be perfect, just reasonably priced.

Just looking to buy two drives for about $300-500 total. I guess HDDs preferred if they are decently reliable and not SMR.

EDIT: OK externals are all apparently crap? https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/146hb9k/information_about_cmr_to_smr_manufacturer/

Maybe I'll just roll the dice on those Sandisk SSDs..

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Broke_Bearded_Guy on 2024-06-15 01:33:13.

I was looking at buying a storage drawer preferably a 4U 60bay. I've seen some of the newer HGST units available but I've seen some posts about requiring proprietary drives I didn't know if anyone could make a recommendation my only real requirement is 120v compatible

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Street_Mine_1969 on 2024-06-15 01:20:02.

for the last 3 days my IDM pop up download bar does not show on youtube and youtube only. other other video site is still okay and can download without problem. anyone else with IDM have this problem with youtube?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Run_the_Line on 2024-06-15 00:19:04.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/good4y0u on 2024-06-14 22:15:08.

I recently purchased a 20TB Exos white label drive from eBay, which was advertised as a Seagate refurbished drive. The serial numbers do trace back to Seagate, but I'm experiencing some unusual issues with it. Has anyone else encountered this?

Here's what's happening when I test it with my Windows machine:

1. With the machine powered off, I plug in the drive, but the machine doesn't boot.
2. With the machine powered off, I boot to BIOS, and the disk is found. However, after rebooting, the machine doesn't boot.
3. If I unplug the drive after step 2, the machine boots normally.
4. If I plug the drive back in at the login screen, the machine freezes.
5. If I log in first and then plug the drive in, I can see the task manager showing max activity on my main OS SSD before the machine freezes. Unplugging the drive at this point unfreezes the machine.

I've bought a number of drives this way before and never had a serious issue. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I am reaching out to the seller. The other drive I got seems to work fine.