It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AshleyAshes1984 on 2025-08-01 23:44:23+00:00.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/unabatedshagie on 2025-08-01 23:17:11+00:00.

I currently have six external drives connected to my "server" and as per usual, I'm running out of space.

I'm looking for a NAS or multi-drive enclosure for five drives and either drives I can shuck to put in it or just plain drives to put in it. Preferably 16TB or therabouts.

I was thinking about something like this but I'm not sure.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KO03BBA

As for drives, I have no idea about shucking, is that even still a thing that is preferable to do thesedays?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/roy_bland_reddit on 2025-08-01 19:24:20+00:00.

I see no mention of it in the sub. PBS may not have much time left.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SonicAwareness on 2025-08-01 18:33:57+00:00.

Until recently, I was able to use various downloader tools to grab TikTok videos. When I did, the Modified Date would always populate as the date of upload.

Today, across several tools, I'm getting the Modified Date as Today's Date.

Has anyone experienced this in the past or has any tools/suggestions to force an override?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Lumpy-Economist4798 on 2025-08-01 17:01:49+00:00.

I purchased a couple of HDD 2.5 enclosures from AliExpress. Are they safe? Is it possible they have malware in the controller board? Or am I being paranoid?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jncunha on 2025-08-01 16:43:55+00:00.

I'm moving from my old NAS setup. I managed to get a Supermicro SC846BE1C‑R1K23B chassis. I also purchased a BPN‑SAS3‑846EL1‑N8 SAS3 backplane for the chassis so I have 8x Nvme lanes.

For components I'm thinking about this:

Motherboard: Supermicro X11DPi-N

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 5218

RAM: 8x 16GB DDR4 ECC

HBA: LSI 9305-16i

GPU: An old GTX 970 that I have spare

Since when I built my first NAS things have moved so fast that I completely lost track on the market and now I have no clue on what makes sense for NAS build. The list I'm providing is a combination of Reddit research and some ChatGPT.

I currently use Unraid and have media VMs running alongside data storage (*arr stack, Emby, etc).

In terms of prices I can get everything relatively cheap. I'm living in China so I can find thousands of ads on Taobao selling all these components.

Can someone share some opinion on the setup?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/lonelygurllll on 2025-08-01 15:28:36+00:00.

What's the best way to do back ups completely self hosted? Do I use HDDs for everything? Or do I vary the types of drive. I'm planning to upgrade a home server cuz I mainly needed a solution for Minecraft servers, but I wanna expand it for more use cases. It runs proxmox

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/YoMinolith on 2025-08-01 15:06:14+00:00.

Hey, as the title describes -

I'm fed up of selecting 100 files from my phone to share to G-Drive, only for 5-10% of these to fail (even on very good wi-fi, and ensuring my phone screen stays on throughout).

For some reason, the upload feature doesn't have a function to simply click "re-try" or anything after this happens. I can only either re-upload the entire batch (then sifting through to delete duplicates on Drive later), or make notes of failed file-names as it goes, to then scroll through my phone finding these names.

Both methods are very annoying and way too frequent for a regular workflow.

Further info: * I'm mainly using an iPhone 15 for this workflow, but the issue also happens with Android uploads.

• I'm looking to upgrade to a paid cloud for around 1TB of storage anyway, and just want to ensure it solves this issue.
• Offline mode is a plus, but not a deal breaker.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/giratina143 on 2025-08-01 15:05:20+00:00.

Just under a year after the website shut down, it has disappeared.

As predicted beforehand, corporate promises mean nothing.

Did anyone archive this while it as active?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/machinesarenotpeople on 2025-08-01 14:25:22+00:00.

Maybe the weirdest setup so far (and unreliable).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SomeSortaWeeb on 2025-08-01 12:19:48+00:00.

So, ahead of the potential of wikipedia being blocked in the UK, what else can be recommended to download and keep in case it goes away? I'm thinking about survival guides, guides to learn language and basic mathematics, the sort of stuff you'd need in case of mass censorship / the collapse of society and free information as we know it.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/OzzyZigNeedsGig on 2025-08-01 12:08:40+00:00.

I need a 10Gbps DAS for my desktop. I will use software RAID on macOS.

How does Cenmate 806TC-10G fair against TerraMaster D6-320? What are your recommendations? Any other model?

TerraMaster D6-320 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZHSK29B

Cenmate 806TC-10G https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DD3LY76W

Cenmate replied that CENMATE-806TC-10G uses these chips: ASM235CM and VL822.

• ASM235CM https://www.asmedia.com.tw/product/767Yq28sxFYMEgu4/3AbyQ83xZAUr3qW5
• ⁠VL822 https://www.via-labs.com/product_show.php?id=99

I've read a lot of comments about avoiding JMicron's SATA to USB chips. In that light, will Cenmate 806TC-10G with ASM235CM be a good choice?

TerraMaster D8 Hybrid looks almost ideal. But I prefer more HDD bays, metal chassis and vertical design.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Perfect_Quarter_2894 on 2025-08-01 11:23:48+00:00.

I'm new to this, and i thought about it, if i have a 2tb backup, is there any app to keep the website backups up to date or do i need to manually add all the new posts? Im saying this because deleting and redownloading every week 2tb is too much

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/raydenvm on 2025-08-01 11:06:26+00:00.

Hey hoarders,

If, like me, you prefer local, compressed backups, check out our new app - MultiDrive.

Here are some of its benefits that you may like:

• Back up drives to standard ZIP or RAW files, and restores an image from a ZIP/RAW on the fly
• Wipe disks before recycling
• Clone drives or partitions
• Support for failing drives that have read errors
• Run multiple parallel jobs, working offline
• Pause/resume any job

Last but not least, there is a CLI app for automation and scripting.

Examples:

mdcli list                         # Shows connected drives

mdcli backup d2 d:\image.zip       # Backs up the 2nd shown drive

mdcli erase d3 --pattern FF    # Erases the 3rd drive with 0xFF pattern

Instead of Short IDs (d1, d2, d3), one can use classic Windows System IDs (SCSI\DISK&VEN_NVME&PROD_SAMSUNG_SSD_970\4&5BC748F&0&020000)

I would love to hear your thoughts on MultiDrive if you have tested it or are thinking of trying it.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/zinozAreNazis on 2025-08-01 10:56:23+00:00.

Hello,

I have a chance to get some SAS SSDs (2-4) for a relatively cheap price. Specifically:

HPE 7.68TB SAS RI SFF BC VS MV SSD

I don’t have a server or even a desktop PC. I currently only use a ThinkPad P1. I do plan to build a desktop PC or a “NAS”.

My primary needs are running multiple virtual machines at once and data hoarding.

What hardware would I need to be able to utilize the SAS SSDs?

As I understand:

• SATA is a subset of SAS
• SAS will not work with a SATA controller, but the opposite is possible
• to use it on a “regular” PC, I will need to use a PCI slot

I read that the issue with SAS is noise and heat. I assume that was directed at SAS HDDs and not SSDs. What are the expected issues for the SSD variant?

How much more expensive would it be to use the SAS SSDs instead of just getting SATA? Keep in mind that I do not currently live in the US, and the second hand market where I am is more limited. If I ship from the US, it will have to be relatively small, not too heavy items.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/iXzenoS on 2025-08-01 08:15:38+00:00.

It's been a while since Macrium Reflect released their newest "Reflect X" version and switched over to a subscription model. I still use the previous 8.1 version with a perpetual license, as I'm just not a fan of paying a subscription for backup software.

I can continue using 8.1 until it stops working on my system, but I'd rather be proactive and look for an alternative (if any) that is comparable to Macrium but without a subscription. It doesn't have to be a free alternative — I'm fine with a one-time payment for a license if they offer a premium version — and was wondering if anyone (particularly ex-Macrium users who are/were in the same boat) had any good recommendations.

One criteria from a privacy perspective is that I want to avoid Chinese/Russian-based companies because I don't feel comfortable using their software to backup a full image of my entire system that may contain sensitive and personal information. So tools like EaseUS ToDo Backup and AOMEI Backupper are unfortunately out of the question.

Based on my findings, these are some viable alternatives that I keep seeing mentioned:

• Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows (free)
• Hasleo Backup Suite (free)
• O&O DiskImage 21 (premium)

I'm particularly interested to hear from ex-Macrium users who switched to another tool since they introduced subscriptions. Which tool are you now using and why? Is it as good (or better) than Macrium?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/RushLow9890 on 2025-08-01 06:07:09+00:00.

Two years ago, while prepping my portfolio for grad school, my Google Drive got locked just days before the deadline. I couldn’t access any files. It was a total nightmare.

I used the DXP4800p with my roommate during my Master time and it worked really well for me. Now that I’ve joined a small studio, thinking about upgrading to something bigger.

Would love to hear if others have made the jump and what their experience has been!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AnxiousProfit8530 on 2025-08-01 04:10:26+00:00.

I just want to share my achievement here. I started a project to study mathematics to help up childrens in my city and, in order to start this project (not really start, I have already started it, this is not that famous case of “preparation” that is procrastination) I decided to build up a collection of books, exercises and everything else. Of course, just like any DataHoarder, I went a bit too far, downloading books of Higher Mathematics, Physics, Portuguese (my native language) and everything else. Anyway, I'm a NEET and I spent about 5 to 6 days in this non-stop job of hunting down pdfs, exercises, digging into Internet depths and seeking out guides, charts and everything else, but it all worked out, after a week I finally have my collection, all organized and sorted, and now all that's still left to do is backup it physically, put it in the cloud and all that boring paperwork. I know there's no big deal , but working on storing data for a week isn't a bed of roses, it's very boring, I had to miss out my neet hobbies.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee3 on 2025-08-01 09:51:34+00:00.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Luann1497 on 2025-08-01 09:16:22+00:00.

I started using one of AppBox's lower-tier plans (the 2TB one - https://www.appbox.co/) so as to offload old video projects and personal archives that I don't access very often. Basically cold storage.

But how "safe" would you say this is long-term? If you use a seedbox as your "deep freeze" archive tier for data you rarely touch, how's it going?

I do keep local copies, but I also like to have an off-site backup that's already online. And it's good for seeding or syncing via rclone or Nextcloud.

But I'm also thinking data integrity can kinda be at risk over time, no? Like, how do you know that years from now there's no "bit rot" that's slowly killing files? Are there any tools I can use that can periodically rehash or verify file integrity? I know you can manually run something like md5sum but still want to know more about this.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/oneminutetimemachine on 2025-08-01 03:49:52+00:00.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/IndigoSeirra on 2025-08-01 02:08:39+00:00.

Hi guys,

Can anyone recommend a good external drive enclosure for two or more drives? I don't have any more hard drive space on my new computer and want to add some external hdds. I want to use them in a RAID configuration, but am flexible in that regard.

My target budget is $150 usd, but I can save for more if required. I either want a cheapish external now that I can upgrade/replace later, or spend a bit more on a NAS that will last longer.

I want to eventually make a NAS setup down the line, but I'm not certain if it is worth it or within my budget to do so now. I've been looking around at some options but I don't really know anything about the quality/reliability of the various brands/models.

Sorry if this gets asked a lot, but I could only find several year old threads on this specific topic.

I'm very new to this so any advice is appreciated.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gnexuser2424 on 2025-08-01 01:58:34+00:00.

The right I got is a dell precision t3600 and it can't do nvme/pcie boot without a lot of hacks i don't wanna do.

I'm stuck with SATA SSDs.

My current Samsung 860evo is on its way out.

I do a lot of writes, very heavy writes cuz i make music and videos and I also store a loud of projects on my t3600 and I also need PLP coz power situation is wonky and I need all the power protection I can get and not just rely on my UPS.

I need good endurance and power loss protection

I wanted a Seagate XA960LE10006 Nytro 1361 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch internal SSD but it's slim pickings and I don't trust refurbs coz I know they can clear SMART data and clear TBW.

Anything as good as that drive I just mentioned would work.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Basic_rebecca97 on 2025-08-01 00:05:04+00:00.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Abject_Hope_7092 on 2025-07-31 23:48:08+00:00.

Putting this here just in case this helps anyone.

WfDownloader doesn't let me save my Saved Pins on Pinterest (all of them, not just one album) when I am signed into the account that pinned the posts. It only lets me when I switch Pinterest accounts, reimport cookies, and go to the original account's Saved Pins (must be public). Then it works!

I use Chrome btw.

Posting this in case anyone else has ran into this problem.

Edit: this was my solution a year ago, but trying to do the same now it appears a lot of images don't show up. Sorry guys.