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Will storing large files in a NAS wear out hard drives faster? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Hostile_18 on 2024-05-18 07:24:54.

Hi all. New to all this. Got my media NAS and am trying to decide between good x254 encodes at around 1.2-2.2gb or full 1080p remux episodes at around 7-12gb. My question is will the quality difference be worth it, and also will it significantly reduce the hard drives lifespan? I've got 6x 20tb Exos drives that have a work load of 550tb a year for 5 years, I guess half that if you run parity once a month. All this and that's not even counting huge 4k remux files. The X-files 1080p remux from the Blu-Ray discs is like 2tb alone.

What's anyone elses experience hosting large media files? Have the hard drives held up over time? I have about 6 clients outside the local network, if that makes a significant difference.

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