The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kaczynski_machine on 2024-05-21 12:51:57.
Hi guys, I have recently gained an interest to download alal of wikipedia just in case. So i chose to use Kiwix using the .zim file from:
https://download.kiwix.org/zim/wikipedia/, en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim.
Downloading it is all fine and great, And in fact once it is downloaded on either of my computers (Yes, I tried on both my laptop and on my desktop.) I am able to open it using Kiwix and read it.
But obviously I want to keep the zim file safe so I can have it ready at a moments notice without needing to download it every time... So I've tried to put it on my SSD.
SO I guess the issue I'm having is when I try to copy the .zim file onto my disk, it seemingly went fine with no obvious mistakes. But then I disconnect the external ssd from my Desktop and connect it to my laptop to open it there (my way of testing if it is being kept safe on the disk.) and everytime some specific new error shows up when I try to open it in Kiwix. Sometimes its outright corrupted, sometimes it's missing articles. Like putting it on the SSD corrupted the .zim file somehow. Which would be a bummer because this external ssd is new and works like a charm usually, its just somehow not working for this specific file.
A few notes:
I have already tried compressing the file into .7r or .zip. Same type of corruption occurs after interacting with the SSD.
The SSD: 1TB, connected to my computer using a usb-c to USB cable. it is external.
I already ran "chkdsk D: /f" for the disk to check for any bad sectors, but the program reported zero bad sectors and said everything is fine.
I have also tried to reformat the drive to both NTFS and exFat. Nothing works. I'm so dissapointed. And feel stupid. Please help me, thank you! Have a pleasant day.