The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Gskinny on 2024-07-14 02:12:44.
I want to expand my current movie storage setup and looking for advice. This will not be a NAS currently but possibly in the future. My current setup is a home pc and already too small to fit anymore hard drives in it(I currently have 2 10tb). I use my home pc to watch all my movies and shows. Money isn't really an issue but I'm not trying to spend willy nilly, i'd rather put that money into more drives than a fancy rig. My goal is a separate enclosure that sits next to my homepc direct connected to it with 100tb of storage space(50tb, 50tb backup) and a program that i can use to keep the backups backed up when i click a button.
So a few questions on cases, hard drives, and software:
Case: I'm looking for a new enclosure/case. I don't want to spend 400$ on a 4/5 bay synology or qnap premade enclosure when i want to expand in the future to a server rack) I'm thinking a homemade 5 bay enclosure? Any good options or guides for that? or Whats a good home starter server rack?
Hard drives vs SSD: I understand hdd is cheaper, but i worry about drive failure and i value the read/write speeds of ssd way more. Seems i can get maybe 20tb of m.2nvme drives for the same price as 100tb of seagate exos hd drives. Why do most people not choose ssd when they seem to be more reliable, no noise, smaller, and faster? Is there even a storage solution using only ssd that i can take a look at? ( i don't mind spending thousands if my ssd aren't at as much risk of drive failure like an hdd and I'm future proofing
Program: I manually manage my files and folders. I used chatgpt to write a powershell script for my home pc(windows) to organize my films and shows. What's a good program i can use to backup my files and folders to the backup drives as if its a 1:1 copy? Besides just drag and drop like i do in windows now(which takes forever(100mps)
I probably will have more questions, but thank you for the help in advance!