It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BlackbirdKos on 2025-04-12 07:54:47.

Basically a website required age verification and now IT IS archived but it can't get past the age verification, but even when I do, the video is not loading at all.

I was wondering if there is a way to download it, like maybe from the source code or something (I tried pasting it and it just opens wayback machine)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Technical_Constant79 on 2025-04-12 06:09:54.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/vnisanian2001 on 2025-04-12 05:39:16.

I can't find anything higher than 512GB at my nearby Office Depot store.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/thebigscorp1 on 2025-04-12 04:26:11.

I've had this project in mind for a while to regularly archive all the posts in which I've participated, and maybe some others, and then I can repeatedly do that, and then combine the outputs, with the result looking like what Removeddit was.

You could even go crazy with it and check if the last few outputs have been the same, or maybe if a post is old enough, and then make it skip over that.

However, all I'm asking for is a script that does the combining step. It clearly already exists in some form, considering Removeddit. I'd prefer it to be as simple as "script a.json b.json" and you get an output.

I'll make it myself though if you're not aware of one.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/skull_space_ on 2025-04-12 02:20:34.

So while salvaging my old computer's HDD, which has some LBA errors, I came across this old post

https://nwsmith.blogspot.com/2007/08/smartmontools-and-fixing-unreadable.html

which mentioned a script that was created by "Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering" of the "Swiss Federal Institute of Technology", Zurich named "smartfixdisk.pl"

and I searched for it, all over the internet but I couldn't find it which is surprising considering there exit Wayback Machine. So to all the tech hobbyist, CAN YOU FIND IT?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/meaksda7 on 2025-04-10 16:43:33.

Picked up a WD60EZAX, couldn't find any information. But from what I've read, all newer WD models are CMR?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/FLYINGWHALE12345 on 2025-04-10 15:51:18.

I recently bought base model m4 mac mini and planning to have external ssd. I'm thinking using Acasis TBU405 Air+Crucial P3 Plus 1TB or Samsung T7 1TB. I'm a student so I'm not sure whether I need TBU405 40gbps speed or should I be content with Samsung T7 speed. Another problem is that I heard SSD enclosure like acasis especiall the air version which doesnt have fan can heat up even when not using since I'm planning to leave the ssd plug in on my mac mini I think this might become a problem. Will Samsung T7 also heat up if it left plugged in for a long time? For the cost, the acasis cost 18$ usd more.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Domintoff on 2025-04-10 15:41:43.

Looking for some advice about the cheapest way to get my 14tb hard drive (with all its data) from my pc to my laptop. I've bought an external enclosure for it however it needs to be initialized/reformated to work on the laptop therefore losing my data. Is the best way to rent a cloud storage service upload it then reformat the drive then download from the cloud service again? Is there a cheaper way?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Nuklr on 2025-04-10 14:07:51.

I recently opened one of my bookmarked pages, https://www.motorsportimages.com/, to find Getty had completely ruined the site by removing and hiding the images it used to contain. The Wayback Machine has some snapshots but it's far from complete.

This might be a long shot but is there any community, tracker or place I can check to see if the website and the almost 100000 photos from old GPs and motorsports history were backed up somehow? I know it would have required someone to scrape the whole site and pull the highest res version of each photo along with the title, description, time and all the metadata that made the site so good.

I'd appreciate any input or tips, this is really niche and I highly doubt there is a complete backup but who knows

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/planetwords on 2025-04-10 13:09:52.

Thought this might be interesting and useful to at least someone.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Wesley192 on 2025-04-09 18:03:12.

I tried my best searching for options to store my data offline, but came to the conclusiom that there are a lot of options all with varying pros and cons - so I figured I’d start a general discussion and share thoughts with people in a similar situation.

Currently I’m generating about 25tb every 3 months, which I store on my 25tb NAS configured in raid5, and have about 161tb of offline storage on external hard drives. Currently I keep buying new ones every 3 months for back-ups and then put it in my safe.

I’ve grown from 5tb every 3 months to 25tb, so my old way of doing it is starting to become a (physical) storage problem.

Any ideas?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mpaletti on 2025-04-10 08:29:08.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/blarrybob on 2025-04-10 05:08:28.

A friend gave me a new 4TB sas drive from a netapp. It was never used. I added it to my existing sas controller, but I’m unable to pass it though to my truenas guest:

root@home:~# qm set 100 -scsi2 /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-35000039c58013a64 update VM 100: -scsi2 /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-35000039c58013a64 volume /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-35000039c58013a64 does not exist

lshw shows:

Sdb X477_TTCRE04TA07 /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-35000039c58013a64 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000039c58013a64

Is there some kind of proprietary netapp lock on drives like this?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Fabulous_Bluebird931 on 2025-04-10 04:58:03.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/otoko_no_hito on 2025-04-10 04:57:54.

In the light of current events I'm seeing history repeat itself, knowledge is on assault because a few political parties find the truth inconvenient, history shows us this is not new and they'll do their best to "burn" the library.

Our ancestors used to write in clay and stone, so we know much about them, but what about our scientific papers and research? What about all of our accumulated knowledge in digital format we got?

It is in real danger of disappearing into thin air, we are one bad president away from losing staggering amounts of that knowledge, so I would like to start a discussion I have not seen anywhere discussed seriously enough, that is, how could we start to have lots of copies in what I call ultra long term cold storage, that is at minimum 500+ years of guaranteed storage, I got several ideas, but by myself I won't be doing much, I'm not rich so I got limited resources, yet maybe between all of us can come up with something, or at least start the discussion and someone will be able to do just that.

One of my ideas would be to create miniatures using glass, not the fancy Femto second laser that is being used in quartz, I'm talking about something far more dyi, it could be simple engravings for text and images using fiber lasers, which are a lot cheaper and easier to find.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/FancyDisk8874 on 2025-04-10 04:39:13.

i plan to delete my instagram once and for all, and i’d like to have access to my archive and posts as well as the comments on it. it would be nice if i could save chat data too.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SLJ7 on 2025-04-10 04:28:15.

I'm getting close to filling up my 12 TB drive so need something new. I'm in Canada.

I see that on US Amazon, there is this Seagate drive for $249 for 22 TB, which is lower than all the other prices. There are lots of reviews but I'm not sure if there are any specifically for the 22TB variant.

If you change this URL so it says amazon.ca instead of amazon.com, you get a listing for $364 CAD ($256 USD), but there are no reviews and no size/style variations. It's just a single listing with no reviews whatsoever and a very low price compared to everything else.

Should I avoid this? Has anyone seen something like this before? If it's suspicious, why is it listed along with all the other Seagate drives?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Defiant_Fix8658 on 2025-04-10 03:40:14.

Hi tech crowd,

I need to get serious about backing up my computer files (documents, photos, etc.) and looking for a reliable external hard drive, probably in the 1TB or 2TB range.

I'm a bit confused about SSD vs traditional HDD for external backup purposes. Is the speed of an SSD worth the extra cost just for backups, or is a reliable HDD fine?

Looking for recommendations for specific models or brands (like Western Digital, Seagate, LaCie, Samsung T-series?) known for reliability and longevity for backup use. Any particular drives I should avoid? Thanks for your advice!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/manzurfahim on 2025-04-10 03:10:42.

After seeing the HDD price increase four times in less than a month, I reached out to one of the popular sellers of recertified enterprise drives, and I was told that the price increase mostly happened because of people panic buying. There are also scalpers and many of the distributors have placed a hold on the inventory.

They are hoping for the tariff negotiations to happen soon so the price will settle back down within a week or two. Panic buying is making things very difficult.

I'm going to wait and see how it settles, I bought 2 x 20 TB two weeks ago, and I should be fine for a month or two.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheRubyBerru on 2025-04-10 03:08:03.

I'm relatively new to Data Hoarding and have recently downloaded XML backups of Fandom wiki's. Now that I have them, how do I open them? I would like to mirror the wiki's in HTTrack, but since the wiki's I have have thousands of pages, I'm not sure this would be possible. How would I go about converting or viewing these XML files back as wiki's?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/No_Activity_5919 on 2025-04-10 02:21:33.

I’ve been exploring ways to ensure that digital data can be preserved for as long as humanly possible..and I’m curious about the obstacles others face. Is it issues with hardware longevity, keeping up with technological changes, managing incremental backups, etc? What barriers are there that make long-term storage difficult?

I’d love to hear your experiences and any tips you might have. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/tenclowns on 2025-04-10 02:19:02.

So from the test I have seen it seems to get a bit too hot when loaded with high capacity drives, also the fans need to be on max, which is quite noisy. Did someone try this with case fully stacked with different fans? What temps did you get?

I wish they made this unit with 7 drives and so that air could pass through the drives better for us worried about heat and noise, which is everyone really

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Owls08 on 2025-04-10 01:37:09.

Will Trump's tariffs have a big impact on storage products? I had planned to buy a DAS for expansion in the future, but with the way things are going maybe I should buy it sooner rather than later?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Interesting-Sir-6842 on 2025-04-10 00:39:42.

Which would be better for backup purposes? I'll be using it to backup my laptop.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Pinguinina on 2025-04-09 22:56:49.

Hi, I'm attempting to archive information from this page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/tracklistings2008.shtml

When clicking on the "track lists" the website gives "an error occurred while processing this directive" instead of the information desired, from urls formatted like https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/tracklistingarchive.shtml?081103

However, when using Google, the preview includes parts of the track lists that give an error:

https://preview.redd.it/ius91op43wte1.png?width=697&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c81d998b5da976cf6acf3054276f3b39602b853

Does this mean the information is there and accessible and I just can't figure out how? I've tried Wayback Machine and due to the way the urls are formatted the Wayback Machine either gives the same error or says it didn't archive the pages.