It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ffhhkk on 2025-07-02 18:25:02.

Hey guys. Not gonna bore u with my sob story, but need some help sourcing hard disks for cheaper than usual due to employment issues causing budgetary constraints.

Id appreciate any tips, sources for 14TB or greater Satas that I can purchase. I have some friends in the States that will be travelling back so I'll save on international shipping.

Thank u!

Also, if someone can help with the definitions of recertified, refurbished and re-anything terms, it wud be helpful.

My current setup. DS1819 + EXPANSION. DS 2419+ expansion( the expansion machine for the 2419 doesn't have any drives so I'm looking to populate it now since I'm running out of space.)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/alin_im on 2025-07-02 18:24:47.

Hi all,

Please help me decide which would be the best option for a new NAS?

I preordered the N5 Pro and now I need to fill it. My budget is 1000EUR for 5x 8TB drives.

I have experience with a pair of Ironwolf 6TB in Raid 1 on a synology DS719+. No problems with them for the past 5 years. Shall I consider the other options?

Seagate Exos 7E10 -8TB - ST8000NM017B (170EUR)

Seagate IronWolf PRO 8TB - ST8000NT001 (200EUR)

Seagate IronWolf 8TB - ST8000VN004 (180EUR)

TBH on paper the 7E10 looks like a no brainer the cheapest and enterprise grade... sounds too good to be true, why is that?

Also Raidz1 or Raidz2 with 5 drives? I want to be able to use the NAS as a server aswell and I will have 1TB NVMe for cache and I will use the Synology as a backup for important files. Just to give you a little bit of context when considering RW speeds and fault tolerance. I am tempted with Raidz1, but AI insists on Raidz2...

Please share your wisdom!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/zwelly23 on 2025-07-02 17:39:16.

I can get either 4x500gb or 2x2tb drives to put into a home server for nas purposes, which option would be better? Mainly to store photos and videos and docs

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/pmttyji on 2025-07-02 16:46:39.

Time to time, I'm checking here & other subreddits for this one for sometime. I don't see any recent threads. Looks like so far none have this. So today posting this thread for this.

Even if there's any complete archive, I would like to have some tropes of archive(Writing, Literature, Poetry, Film, Art, Comics, ) for my research. Here few questions.

1. What software is best & possible to download tvtropes site(even partial contents[mentioned tropes above] is fine for now)? In past, I used to download tiny sites using HTtrack, but it's not working good on sites like tvtropes(both download & archive wise). So please share resources & best practices on this.
2. Plan B : What're alternative sites to tvtropes? So I would search offline archives of those sites or will try to download those sites if no offline archives.

I'm not looking only for latest up-to-date offline archives .... even old archives also fine.

For now, fortunately I use kiwix offline wiki archives for research. But tropes could help me more better.

Thanks.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/NekoTrix on 2025-07-02 16:38:24.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/VviFMCgY on 2025-07-02 16:02:02.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/d2racing911 on 2025-07-02 15:19:05.

Hi everyone, I'm currently creating a 321 backup workflow for my NAS and I'm using this workflow :

1. I run a couple of jobs with SyncBack Free to sync 2-3 shared folders to my external drive(drive #1).
2. That external drive is then sync to an another external drive (drive #2).
3. I use Backblaze to backup that second drive (drive #2) to have my offsite Backup.

I saw that there's a Goodsync package for my DS923+.

Is there any avantages to install Goodsync directly to my Synology ?

Anyone is using their GoodSync connect feature too ?

I'm trying to determine if I should buy GoodSync or Syncback Pro to sync my stuff or if I should stick with the Free version of Syncback ?

Thanks for your comments :P

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/redditmail9999 on 2025-07-02 14:25:52.

SPD has 14TB exos new listed for $189.99. it's labelled as "HP/Seagate Exos X18" with 3 yrs seller warranty.

i'm assuming these are OEM of the exos -- ergo not the usual 5 yrs seagate warranties?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mtlynch on 2025-07-02 14:13:12.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/pleiad_m45 on 2025-07-02 13:19:39.

Hi fellow DataHoarders.

maybe I'm just in a bad mood but seeing some videos about geopolitics and the increasing possibility of SOME kind of conflict, .. I began thinking about a solution to backup & store all my data at a different geolocation (I'm in Europe) so in case I need to move to another country, flee of a 'smaller' war .. whatever.. I have all my precious family photos and videos and music etc. at a location where it's (most probably in that very moment and afterwards for a while) SAFE.

A lot of considerations popped up in my mind, some of them I tried to answer by myself.

Feel free to add some options I might forgot but are useful to consider.

1. shall it be instantly accessible or can I wait couple of minutes / hours for the files to be ready and downloadable ?

• Waiting is ok but I really need 'pool as files' to be stored in the cloud then, so zfs send into huuuge file(s) will be the first step..

2. what kind of remote storage is ideal ? Cloud, e.g. Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive kind of stuff (with still A LOT of extra egress costs when I need to download my data) or dedicated hosting with a low-spec'd server with 4 identical HDD-s like mine here at home or what else ?

a. - cloud not sure due to high egress costs when I need to get everything back

b. - distributed storage maybe across several providers ? (Gluster is dead although it seemed a great project some years ago)

c. - buying co-location/dedicated servers with empty HDD-s and create everything for myself there ?

(e.g. shinjiru or similar) Then zfs-send the whole pool via a wireguard-established VPN maybe. But tbh I can't find a place where I could tell the hosting company "please buy me a consumer grade low-fi server and stuff it with 4x SATA Exos drives".. there are only packages predefined :/ 3. Pool as files. Most options accept files so my existing pools need to be exported into files maybe.

• Can zfs send's output be automatically split into several pieces with some kind of logical file numbering or do I need to use some kind of piping with mbuffer or similar ?

4. Encryption

• Do I need encryption ? Yes, for sure.. data would be LUKS- or Veracrypt-encrypted either at the receiving side or even here at home prepared, before copying.

There's the low-fi solution (creating backup pool onto 4 HDD-s, ZFS snapshot/send into it, place it at a friend far away and sleep well) or the mid-fi (colocation / dedicated server) or even the hi-fi solution (bunch of unlimited-egress VPS instances at different providers and locations, each with their own ZFS mirrors, with a distributed filesystem on top of that or something similarly crazy overengineered solution).

Any other ideas ? :)

Cost is a factor of course, I'm just a random mortal IT guy, the cheaper the better as long as I can retrieve my pool(s) within 1 day or even instantly.

Amount of data would be let's say 38TB.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ElGatoBavaria on 2025-07-02 12:47:13.

I am surprised why the Windows File Explorer does not have the option of creating favorites, as is possible in various browsers, for example. In addition to Windows File Explorer, I use Total-Commander, in which you can create a tree structure of favorites. Next to programs like "Everything Search" i still like to have some kind of structure - at least for the favourite paths.

I would be interested to know how you handle this? I am explicitly interested in file/folder paths and not in website links etc.

-Text file

-OneNote / Obsidian

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Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/tahayparker on 2025-07-02 11:47:50.

hey there!

i'm looking to get a 4TB SSD to dump all my data onto. Currently, it's spread across multiple 250GB and 1TB HDDs, some on my laptop, phone and USBs as well.

I was looking at the Crucial X10 Pro but browsing reddit recently I see that there are some issues with the drive on Mac (I'm a Windows user tho). I was also looking into the Samsung T7 Shield as people have said that's a good drive as well, but I don't like the speeds and i've seen some videos showing that they too did start acting up after a couple years. so, what ssd should i buy? the data is mostly pics and vids, and i will not be using the ssd much. it's mainly as a backup, hdd isnt an option as i will travel with it and i need something that wont die in my backpack. also i need the speeds to be fast.

thank youu for your help!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DotDotExe on 2025-07-02 09:26:00.

Recently looking to get rid of pretty much all our DVDs as they haven't been touched in years, but for some reason I'm getting hit with the "what if" mindset. The main issue is space, so initially I was thinking of getting a big DVD storage booklet like this one and just getting rid of cases (and likely the heavily scratched discs), but have also considered ripping them as ISOs.

I've done up an excel spreadsheet to create an "archive" at least in terms of what I have. I'm also considering just keeping this and torrenting when I feel like watching one.

Just looking for some advice at what might be the best option, it'll be around 250-300 discs in the end. All just standard DVDs, as I don't have a blu-ray drive

https://preview.redd.it/8vzbmh9hifaf1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c9ef17c4e52dd13a08d1a6aec0b7dcbb9d8dd7e

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SuperbToe2689 on 2025-07-02 07:52:48.

Seagate is exponentially cheaper here, for some reason. Should i be worried about the quality? Is WD that much superior , thus the much higher price range for its higher capacity external drives? i don't have much knowledge on this stuff. Just that i need a reliable storage for all my needs. Will be buying 2 , so the other can act as a cold storage for weekly backups..

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/zandadoum on 2025-07-02 06:48:34.

Story time

It started as a simple backup NAS. A simple 2 bay Synology. This was in 2019 or so.

Soon a 5 bay extension unit was added, so I could rip my dvd and make a media server.

The NAS cpu wasn’t good enough as my library grew. So a minipc was added.

By this time I also started to datahoard stuff. Some of it didn’t need much space, like backing up all of gamefaqs or that one subtitle site that closed. Other did occupy a lot, like photo archives, old Linux ISOs, etc.

The minipc wasn’t enough anymore either if I wanted to host a few more docker stuff. So 2 more were added for a proxmox cluster.

And now I notice how every year I consume 7-10TB, requiring to spend 400€ on yet another HDD. Which I can barely afford, I live in Spain and I am not swimming in money right now.

Talking about Spain: it get effing hot here. Dusty too. Right now it’s 30ºC outdoor. 28º inside with a/c off. 32º in my office. A freaking oven.

The cpus are at 60º, the HDD at around 45-48º, the electric bill is through the roof (because other appliances as well to be fair) and don’t even get me started of running a/c almost 24/7 in the summer

Now I need to upgrade HDD again. If only serverpartsdeals had a warehouse in the EU. shipping and import tax almost doubles costs. I find a decent Toshiba somewhere like 60€ cheaper than an EXO but then I read bad opinions about Toshiba.

It is at this time that I feel “too old (and poor) for this shit” and my wife comes in and sees me pulling my hair out while comparing prices and reading reviews while sweating like a pig at 27°C (a/c was on)

“What’s wrong?”

And after I explain

“Why don’t you just delete some stuff?”

Yeah. Why don’t I?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Rustpit on 2025-07-02 05:01:28.

I'm capturing VHS tapes from the composite output of my VCR. I bought a cheap composite-to-USB card (dongle). Use virtualdub to record the stream on my PC to AVI. However, this card, all others I've come across, do more than I want. Specifically, they all force, in hardware, deinterlace and upscale (either 720p or 1080p).

I'd rather do the deinterlacing and any scaling in software (e.g., avisynth, filters, and vdub), so I have full control over the result.

Has anyone come across either composite to HDMI or USB dongle, or a PCIe card with composite in, that will maintain the native 480i? Seems like some old card would do this.

As a test, I used an old Canon HV10 in passthrough mode, into PC via 1394/FireWire, in DV mode, and captured with windv. This maintained the 480i. But, the HV10 firmware halts on the copy protection signal. In my defense, these are VHS tapes I own and I don't plan to distribute, sell, or share the captures. Just want to preserve the content before it deteriorates.

Thanks for any guidance or tips.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Corleone_Vito on 2025-07-02 04:45:32.

My Budget is around $500 without drives, I choose Board because it supports upto 6 drives and my Storage wish is 100tb, here's the list:Does Amd supports plex?

[ 1 ] Case: Fractal design node 304 - 120

[ 2 ] Board: ASRock B650M Pro RS - 130

[ 3 ] RAM - 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5-5200 ECC UDIMM – ~$70

[ 4 ] CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 8300G (APU, 4C/8T, Radeon 740M iGPU) – ~$120

[ 5 ] Power supply: Corsair CX450 (450W, 80+ Bronze) – ~$60

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Valiran9 on 2025-07-02 04:02:29.

Mediaminer is an old fanfiction site and not very well supported by the owners, but it was still distressing to see it inaccessible when I checked it out this evening. There were several fanfics I liked on there that weren’t posted anywhere else, so I’m hoping one of the hoarders on this sub has a backup they’d be willing to share.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/JuanManuelFangio32 on 2025-07-02 03:40:39.

as titled... want something not too expensive and easy to upload/download my stuff...

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Necessary_Isopod3503 on 2025-07-02 03:03:49.

I have a fairly big optical collection that I maintain and I still burn optical from time to time.

I do understand the risks and the issues regarding optical media, with the size limitations and possible low longevity. However I do enjoy using optical for SOME things still despite having plenty of HDs and SSDs...

However something that's has been bugging me for some time, especially after Sony announced ceasing it's production of BDRs recently, for how long will optical media production last?

When will it become unprofitable to the point of no longer being produced, to the detriment of those who still use it?

I know most optical media if not all, including CDRs, DVDrs and BDRs are almost all exclusively produced in Asia, but with the ongoing trend of streaming and more and more places getting internet access, and also the dying state of official DVDs and Blurays, i wonder if in the next 10-15 years or more, even less maybe, optical media stops production completely.

Basically the final nail in the coffin, making it fully dead media, as in having no new products or releases whatsoever.

What are your opinions on this? Do you believe that somehow there will be a reason to continue to produce this media?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/miscawelo on 2025-07-02 02:37:37.

I'm in the process of moving my ZFS pool from my Proxmox server to a dedicated TrueNAS (Community Edition) server and since I'm upgrading to larger drives, I'm also testing different pool configurations.

So far performance has been as expected with my testing config, but I’m seeing some behavior that I’m unsure about. For testing I created a pool with a single mirrored vdev (Toshiba N300 drives: 7200 rpm and 512 MB buffer, if it matters), some datasets and different share types. The issue appears on the NFS share: when transferring a single large file (~120 GiB MKV file) from Proxmox, at first I get the expected speeds of around gigabit, but I do see consistent dips in both network and disk I/O.

I've been digging through docs and forum posts to learn about vdev types and performance tuning. I don’t think I’d benefit much from any kind of vdev like ZIL, for example (maybe a metadata vdev but even that seems unnecessary for my use case).

That said, I’ve read that a SLOG might help in this specific case? Since NFS is sync by default.

My main questions:

• Are these performance dips expected with just a single mirrored vdev? Will adding the other 3 mirrors (for a total of 4) smooth things out?
• Would a SLOG improve this specific case scenario? If not, what else might help optimize large file transfers over NFS?

Below are the network and I/O graphs during the transfer. Please let me know if more info is needed, any insight is helpful. Thanks in advance!

Disk I/O

Network activity

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/CaptainLarryLobster on 2025-07-02 01:02:16.

Hey all, I've got a homelab running raid 5. I'm out of storage and want to upgrade. I've decided that the redundancy isn't necessary in my application.I found two cheap SAS drives. I want to transfer my data to these drives and then reformat the raid and run it my drives with mergeFS. My case only has room for 6 drives so I'm planning on using the two extra smaller drives in another system.

My issue is that i have the drives running on an HBA through the only PCIE slot on the board. What would be the best way to connect the SAS drives for the data transfer prior to putting them in the system.

I've tried researching this but I can't find anything to help with this.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Titan_91 on 2025-07-02 00:39:04.

https://archive.org/details/the-amanda-show-dvd-isos

If someone wants to upload ISOs of any discs they have to the Internet Archive that would be great. Season 2 is what I have so far. This is preservation, not piracy. These are from 2012 and have not been available for sale in many years.

Nobody has shared the full DVD box set ISO images and seasons 1 and 3 are very expensive and hard to find. If you have any discs from Seasons 1 and 3, please consider uploading and sharing them. You can upload your own item to Archive.org or share a link and I will add it to my item and give you credit. Of the 3 popular Nickelodeon sitcom series, (All That, Kenan & Kel, and The Amanda Show) only the latter has ever had a home media release.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/HTWingNut on 2025-07-02 00:11:35.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Subject-Standard-676 on 2025-07-01 22:56:55.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170120104639if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwGJlMkfaQk