The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Broad_Sheepherder593 on 2025-06-08 07:34:42.

Hi,

I have a 4 bay, 2 x 10tb and 2 x 20tb. All drives are relatively new (less than 1000 hours) but since drives can fail anytime, do you guys keep a spare on hand at home? Thinking of keeping a 20tb spare but i find it too costly just to let it sit idle on the other hand, if indeed one drive suddenly fails, how fast should i run to the store and get a replacement?

Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Old-Cheesecake8818 on 2025-06-08 06:13:06.

Okay, I have searched high and low on the internet, and I still remain clueless on how to mount a SFF-8643 SAS backplane other than using twisty ties. Twist ties are not the greatest long term solution here. Please help if you can. Here's an example of what the part looks like, but it's not the same brand.

https://preview.redd.it/y1ux06y68n5f1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6e519dce3d7c68d474d25865db2b4daca603f89

SFF-8643 Backplane with bracket supplied

Backstory: I am building a server in a Fractal Ridge case (crazy, I know). I have removed the 140mm fans (and added 3x 80mm at the top), which reveals some places to potentially attach something. The backplane part comes with the bracket in the second photo, which has some places to attach it to a cylinder of some kind, it's not threaded for screws.

Fractal Ridge case inside - removed the blue colored fans, and not using a video card

I've looked on the internet for a solutions, but I can only find "see if you can find a bracket" -- which doesn't help much. Short of making a 3D model of a plane underneath, or somehow mounting it to a pci bracket - I am out of ideas. Help?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/harbourhunter on 2025-06-08 05:59:30.

I’ve got a hardware raid box with two 10TB spinners inside. How many days yall thing this will take to build? (no data on the drives)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Inevitable-Bank-8614 on 2025-06-08 05:38:11.

I'm going through a stack of old HDDs, all over a decade old. Most survived, but two of them give me the click of death and one stopped spinning on me. I never got a chance to back up the two clicking drives or zero-fill them, unfortunately, so it's smashy time, then maybe e-recycling.

Got me thinking. I've always read that data is still technically recoverable from loose damaged platters, but realistically what is the risk here? If you drill a few holes, scrape up the platter with sandpaper, then bend the platter or even cut it into quarters, who in their right mind is going to spend the time, effort, and presumably lots of money to recover data from a random damaged platter they find in the trash?

When you have no other option, how safe is your data if you just destroy the drive without first wiping it?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ming-Tzu on 2025-06-08 05:24:26.

I'm in the process of cleaning out my living space, and sorting out my Blu-Ray collection. Initially, my thought was to toss it all and just download em. But then went down a rabbit hole.....

• A bit of research indicated that those Blu-Ray rips online aren't as good quality as what I can do with a dedicated DVD ripper and Make MKV. So I am looking to get the ASUS BW-16D1X-U, which is an external DVD drive for ripping purposes.

• After ripping my Blu-Ray, I am contemplating how and where to store these discs/cases/artwork. Ideally, it would be in the garage. So I am thinking putting all these in a Pelican case with desiccant packs. Would that suffice for long-term storage in a non-climate controlled garage? If it matters, I live in NYC.

Any thoughts and/or suggestions welcome, including maybe just ripping em and then tossing it lol

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/cricketpower on 2025-06-07 16:05:03.

As we’re in the EU, the deals for recertifed enterprise HDD’s aren’t as good in North-America. As I’m at the point of buying 6 x 20tb HDD’s I’m unsure if the 10-15% cheaper price for recertified disks is worth it it. If I would be in the US I wouldn’t think twice to with some of the deals on serverpartdeals.

Curious what route some EU hoarders do, recertified or new.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Alberts_Here on 2025-06-08 04:07:27.

I'd like to preface by apologizing if this question was answered before, but I couldn't find it myself.

I'm looking to upgrade my old WD Red 8TB in my computer with a newer and larger one, specificly either the:

• WD Gold 18TB (WD181KRYZ)
• WD Red Pro 18TB (WD181KFGX)

I'm a photographer and would use this drive as a 1st copy for my photos (already have a dedicated NAS). I see they're both going for the same price here in Canada, and am wondering if there's an advantage to either drive for my use case.

I'm aware the theoretical max write speed for the Red Pro is 4mbps faster, but are there other factors that would affect what you would recomend I get?

Cheers!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/OctoHelm on 2025-06-08 00:35:43.

If anyone wants to help archive SAMHSA before it is effectively dissolved, please feel free to help!

I’m just starting on it now!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Arcueid-no-Mikoto on 2025-06-07 22:07:32.

Got that error trying to download their manga database:

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/

Any way to circumvent the URL limit? It's annoying it just decides to give up on it's own and reset the progress.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/moonshot100 on 2025-06-07 21:26:15.

Hi all - excuse me if this question seems obvious, I am not that tech savvy.

I bought two external hard drives (one back up) to transfer all my photos/videos/files from my iPhones. I connected my phone to my PC and the iPhone storage stores the items in folders by the month. When I drag and drop each folder to my PC, not all the items in the folder are transferring over. I see no errors when importing and it completes fine.

I even used the windows Photos app and imported from there and not all the items transferred. It feels like I need to import them in batches per item, not by folder to make sure all of them transfers over.

Are there any other methods that work better? I’m in no rush to if I have to be meticulous it’s ok, so long as I don’t lose any files.

Thanks in advance for any guidance and tips.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ExaminationNo1070 on 2025-06-07 20:56:01.

First time poster here. So, I currently have one 4TB Toshiba drive (Jellyfin, Navidrome, etc.) and am looking to upgrade to 14TB of total capacity.

My question: if I ran two 14TB drives in a ZFS mirror, would that make it fairly resilient to data failure? I don't have any actual NAS boxes with 4+ bays (rn I'm using an HP Z440) so I'm working with what I've got, not to mention my low total storage needs...

Any advice would be helpful!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheLastAirbender2025 on 2025-06-07 19:33:20.

Hello everyone,

Hope you're all doing well.

I am open to other ideas and suggestions and as well platforms Immich is just an example of the one i tested and like it alot

I'm reaching out for advice on organizing my massive and messy photo/video collection. Over the years, I’ve accumulated over 5TB of media files scattered across various devices and hard drives. Sorting through everything manually has become overwhelming.

Here are some of the main challenges I’m facing:

• Lots of duplicates
• At least 2TB of low-value images (e.g., random downloads from Google) that just clutter everything
• Voice messages, screenshots, and technical notes saved loosely that I’d like to preserve
• Incorrect timestamps — photos taken in 2011 show up as 2021, etc., making timeline organization unreliable

Current Setup (Testing Immich)

I'm currently testing Immich, and I really like it — it's by far the best app I’ve come across for managing personal media. That said, my current setup feels a bit clunky:

• Running on a Proxmox VM
• Inside that VM: CasaOS on Debian
• Immich installed via Docker
• Media is stored across a Synology NAS and several individual HDDs

To scan media, I copy or move files to the Synology NAS, mount them in CasaOS, and then Immich processes them from there. It works… but it's slow and messy with all the mounts (CIFS, NFS, local paths). Feels like I'm patching things together just to make it work.

Questions / Concerns:

1. Would setting up Immich on a dedicated PC be more efficient? I have an old i7 (12 years old) with 20GB DDR3 RAM running Proxmox. I’m unsure if another old PC could improve performance or just add more complexity.
2. Is there a better way to simplify all the mounting across Synology and external drives?
3. Should I move away from Docker and try a bare-metal Debian install for Immich?
4. Would mounting shares directly in the host OS (instead of via CasaOS) improve performance?
5. Should I just install Immich directly on my Synology NAS since it’s already my main storage/backup system?
6. Alternatively, I was thinking of using an old PC, installing Linux, adding 4x 4TB drives, setting everything up locally with Docker and Immich, and using that as a standalone media server. Would that be more reliable?

Also, I’m unclear about how Immich handles files internally:

• Does it actually import files into the OS, or just reference them?
• If I delete a file from Immich, does it remove the original file, or just an internal copy?

Looking for suggestions:

If you’ve set up Immich with multiple drives, old hardware, or a NAS, I’d love to know what’s worked for you. I’m aiming for something fast, stable, and low-maintenance.

Thanks so much in advance!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/March_Embers_13 on 2025-06-07 19:17:59.

Anyone know of an updated archive of collection of strategy guides? Specifically the past 10 years? I have older guides.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/cheater00 on 2025-06-07 17:55:24.

Hi all, I want to set up a local file server for making files available to my Windows computers. Literally a bunch of disks, no clustering or mirroring or anything special like that. Files would be made available via SMB. As a secondary item, it could also run some long lived processes, like torrent downloads or irc bots. I'd normally just slap Ubuntu on it and call it a day, but I was wondering what everyone else thought was a good idea.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SHDrivesOnTrack on 2025-06-07 17:39:02.

Question: how much do you test a new drive before you start trusting it with data.

I have a 16T NAS (ubuntu) and I am in the process of upgrading. I bought some drives, one of which is a 28T seagate factory refurbished drive. Normally I would test drives using the linux badblocks command, however I am noticing that larger drives take, well, longer. An 8T drive takes almost 4 days to test. Started testing the 28T drive and estimated that it will take 12 days.

Would you test a drive for 12 days before you merge it into a RAID array ?

edit to add: running badblocks with defaults: 4 byte pattern tests (AA,55,FF,00), destructive read/write.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Spektre99 on 2025-06-07 17:01:18.

Examples of 20TB Seagate Exos drive part numbers.

ST20000NM007D

ST20000NM004E

ST20000NM002C

So I can guess.

ST = Seagate Technologies

2000 = 20TB

NM = Perhaps the Exos line?

Then what are the 4 digits following?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/David15M3SGT on 2025-06-07 16:42:28.

Ok, so I don't know if I am a date hoarder or not, but I have a lot of files on a NAS that are 100% of my family. Most of the files are JPEG, RAW and either cellphone videos or GoPro footage. My NAS is accessible via my laptop as well as the TV that is in the living room via Plex, but that's what led me here. My wife is a little less tech savvy than I am and while the files are accessible fairly easily to me, I am concerned that if anything happens to me she won't know how to retrieve our memories. Does it make sense to dump all of my files onto CDR's/DVD's? I have heard that USB flash drives can degrade over time or else I'd just purchase a bunch of those.

Edit: About 2 TB that will continue to grow. They are currently backed up on Backblaze. Looking for easy ways for wife to access files in case something happened to me.

Thank you for any advice!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Foreign_Factor4011 on 2025-06-07 16:39:36.

Hi everyone. I've been trying to save this website: musicmap.info

But saving it directly from the browser won't work, and both HTTrack and Internet Archive can't save the page properly. Do you have any other way?

Thanks in advance to everyone for your time.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/msgenhances on 2025-06-07 16:26:56.

hello. My Softraid Raid 5 setup suddenly stopped giving me access to the data and now it's showing up as it's missing a Disk.

1. observed degraded performance and couldn't write on certain folder structure
2. Reboot
3. Power cycle of the enclosure
4. Validation with repair
5. Windows Disk error check
6. Reseated the Disk 2
7. Changed to a new drive for Disk 2

Did everything above but all I see is drive letter and error saying its not accessible.

Under all drive I see all the drive

Is it worth trying to swap to a new enclosure? possible enclosure issue?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kettu92 on 2025-06-07 16:17:53.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/thomedes on 2025-06-07 16:15:04.

Been using SyncThing and love it.

Up to now I've only used for "small" work. Some dozens of GB and a maximum a 100K files.

Now I'm doubting on wether to trust it for keeping replicas of may main disc, a few TB and file count of a million, maybe two.

Have you used it for something similar? What is your experience?

And the big question: What about security? Would you trust all your files to it?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BobDaSloth180 on 2025-06-07 15:53:19.

I was seeing a lot of a brand called UnionSine. Is this brand trusted?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/voidsyourwarranties on 2025-06-07 15:44:27.

Looking for an inepensive high-capacity nvme, but not sure if non-branded used drives like this are worth the low cost.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/axebulb_Alex on 2025-06-07 15:18:49.

Last week, I bought a 2TB HDD from ebay so I could back up a load of my old photos. When I plugged it in, I found it had loads of Nintendo games on it. I was going to wipe the drive but what wondering what (legally) can I do with them? Should I message the seller? I don't own any Nintendo consoles myself.

https://preview.redd.it/61eampe5vi5f1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51face2e4f5670bde549ad50d6ba57b7b8c3fd72

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jugendabest on 2025-06-07 14:45:50.

Hello everyone,

I don't know if it is the right place for such question, but let's go.

I started to do backups of my important files recently and I currently doing it naively.

What I do is that I copy (using cp command) my home folder and other important personnal folder on a HDD drive on my computer, also on an external drive and twice a year I copy that external drive on a home server. For now it works, but with time, the transfer and the copy will start to take more time.

But is it the correct way ? I mean is the "blind" copy/paste a correct way to keep folders/files ? Is there a best and faster way to do it ?

For information, I don't need to do snapshots of my system, just keep my important config files and personal folders safe.

Thanks all !