It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Hopeful-Driver-3945 on 2025-03-11 17:58:38.

How long does a DAS like Terramaster D4-320 typically last? I'm planning on buying 4 WD Ultrastar 12TB drives to put in RAID 10.

These will be in my basement where it's 10-15 Celsius all year round. It's treated for water so there's no moisture problems and noise is irrelevant.

I'm planning on running 3-4 camera's with video retention of 4 weeks, store movies, shows and personal images. The images will be be backed-up online too.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kstt on 2025-03-11 17:21:03.

Hi all,

I just found a CD-R that I burnt in 2005 on my laptop CD-burner. It was forgotten in an old laptop bag, without any protection, but in the dark. It stores around 300mb of jpeg pictures, and after reviewing them, it seems that data was not corrupt, at least there is nothing visually wrong. The disc surface is moderately scratched. The model printed on the disc is : "Philips CD-R80 / 52X / 700mb". I have no idea what tech this is, I know next to nothing about cd burning, I have burnt a grand total of about 3 discs in my whole life, and apparently lost 2 of them.

That's it, just a datapoint that some of you may find interesting. Data is still ok 20 years later.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/lordofcatan10 on 2025-03-11 17:06:19.

Check out this uptime robot entry:

https://stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/iceghostsaliens on 2025-03-11 15:44:53.

Hello Horders - I'm having a bit of a mental breakdown trying to decide on a NAS. I'll make this as short and sweet as possible. (Im very sorry you have to see another NAS post but Ive run out of resources)

Main uses - Media server (Plex), Home Security Cameras, & remote Cloud access to my information. The NAS will always be connected to a Mini PC or MacBook Pro.

I Know Synology is overpriced but I like their software & security. The DS423+ is the standard in the Plex sub but it's older and not as future proof. The DS923+ is newer but doesn't have quicksync or an intel chip. Does the chip & quick sync matter if it can rely on the PC for transcoding or maybe have an effect on buffering for the security cameras?

I will probably build my own server in the next couple years but I don't have the time to dive as deep as id like into that world. Ive scoured reddit and AI to only have gotten more in the weeds.

Price range: $500-700USD (Diskless) / Looking for a 4-5 bay unit.

Can a kind shaman please help point me in a decent direction?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/HangingManFlorida95 on 2025-03-11 09:07:29.

Is there a way to make it so a file saved on your computer AUTOMATICALLY gets uploaded onto Internet Archive? without you having to manually upload it?

There must be a way you can do this... I know with google drive, if a file gets dropped in a folder that you have on your computer drive synced with your google drive account, it automatically gets saved onto your google drive.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT WITH THE INTERNET ARCHIVE SITE?

without having to manually upload it.

As in, you have a folder on your computer, a file gets dropped into that folder, that file AUTOMATICALLY uploads onto internet achieve. Is that possible?

whether it's a special program that automatically runs or something...

Any suggestions?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Duthekiller on 2025-03-11 11:55:31.

so my phone got stolen with more than 7 years of memories and chats, some of them were with my dead best friend that i need to restore so hard, my account is linked to bluestacks emulator and whatsapp desktop, i managed to get a copy of the locale data of both links but i dont know how to use them to recover anything! im really desperate here as i didnt create any backups on the cloud

these are 2 SS of the files i managed to save, is there is anyway to move the database files from those linked devices to new primary phone and keeping all the messages?

bluestacks copy

desktop copy

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Merlin-2112 on 2025-03-11 11:39:14.

I have a bunch of mkv files that I would like to burn onto a BD-R disc. They range from about 2gb to 15gb in size (standard and 3D).

The blu-ray player is the Sony UPB-X700. The burner I was going to buy is the Asus BW-16D1X-U.

I am running Win10.

I haven't used Imgburn in years but would this be a good program to use to just drag/drop the mkv files onto the disc?

I don't need to have the blu-ray auto play any of the movie files (especially since I plan to copy more than 1 file onto the disc, space permitting). The blu-ray player lets me view files in the usual Windows looking tree format on its USB, so assuming that will be the case when I try with a burnt disc.

Separately, am choosing the disc route because the 3D files on the usb are not recognized as 3D on my projector (BenQ TK710STI) - the 3D option doesn't become available unless it's from a disc.

Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/temp202287 on 2025-03-11 09:42:48.

I have 8TB(8TBx2) RAID1 array and I want to add another 8TBx2 to my existing RAID1 to make RAID1 storage to be 16TB, assuming existing RAID1 doesn’t have much data to sync. What’s is the best way to do it? Also link to guide/tutorial/documentation is appreciated

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Crysistec on 2025-03-11 08:09:45.

My business is binning a broken storage array and have let me take as many 6TB Segate Enterprise Storage V4 drives as I can carry. I plan to make a small 3D printed DAS enclosure for these drives (around 8 or so), i have a Dell rebanded LSI 12gb HBA but I cannot get these HDD’s to spin when connected to power and SAS. I’ve heard about the 3.3v on the first 3 pins of the sas interface so I removed them from one of the HDD’s to test and I still cannot get them to spin up. My power supply is an external pico psu which can power around 8 HDD’s. It powers my SATA drives fine but not one SAS drive will spin up. Any one have any ideas??? Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Halfblood200 on 2025-03-11 03:48:28.

I've tried Firefox SingleFile extension, but the page doesn't load properly sometimes. Preferably, I'd like it to save json entries as well.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/swd120 on 2025-03-11 03:25:18.

I'm looking for an SFF-8088 right angle connector where the cable goes to the left instead of the right - but cannot for the life of me find a vendor that has one. Here's an example in the wrong orientation (cable goes right)

Use case is a Dell r710 - I'm upgrading to an LSI-9300-16i (which have SFF8643 connectors) to get 2 additional ports so I can add a disk shelf to my unraid installation, but I'd like to keep the 6 bays in the R710 connected as well. (that'll let me have up to the max of 30 devices for the array).

I'm also open to other solutions? I've also looked for SFF-8643 Male to SFF-8088 Female (to just connect to the existing cables) and that was also a bust for me.

In the meantime, once my SFF8088 cables arrive, I should just be able to use the disk shelf on its own until I find a solution to turn the internal bays back on. It'll take a little time to max out those 24 bays.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/JustinD1203 on 2025-03-11 00:25:15.

I need some help from the experts. I haven't been able to find much (or for that matter any) information on repairing or even troubleshooting this drive.

I have an IBM SCSI Ful Height LTO-4 drive that was in a tape library I got for an E-Waste pile. In my ventures of finding out if the issue was the library or the drives, I obtained a IBM LTO-2 drive and swapped it into the caddy of the 4 drive. That works in the library so I now know it's the drive as the issue.

Unfortunately these drives are expensive and hard to find, especially when I have no real need for this hardware, just because it's cool and I am trying to use it with my AS/400.

When I got the library it was complaing about both drive failures, and a PSU failure. I first tackled the PSU failure and was able to find a simple fix, that has seemeed to hold up. The fan's wiring was touching the backside of the fan, the part that spins. It has worn almost completely through the fan wiring so I relocated the wiring and it seems happy now. I assume it was a fan failure that resulted in that message.

Now onto the drives. Both of them have the same failure mode. There is no lights, no digit on the SCD display, and not movement at all. The only thing it does is make a high pitched wine when powered up. That's about all I have to go off of.

Please if anyone knowledgeable in this hardware is willing to offer their two cents, that would be extremely helpful. Let me know if I can provide any more information.

Thank you!!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Agitated_Camel1886 on 2025-03-10 21:47:44.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for recommendations for an external USB HDD enclosure that supports SMART monitoring. I already have a 3-2-1 backup system, and I got 2 cold hard drives. My current issue is the drive can die anytime without me knowing, and I do not want to know they all die only by the time I plug them in. I want to be able to monitor disk health so I can react quickly if something goes wrong.

My requirements:

• Supports SMART monitoring, so that I can check drive health
• Support 10TB 3.5" HDDs (preferably 16TB)
• Allow HDDs showing up individually in my Ubuntu laptop
• 2 bays (preferably 4 bays)
• (preferably) auto-sleep / good power management as electricity not cheap here
• (preferably) USB-C support, the enclosure will be mainly plugged into my laptop with USB-A and USB-C ports, but I seldomly would want to plug into my second laptop which only got USB-C ports

I know a NAS will easily fulfill my requirements here, but I am trying to save some money and I don't need features like 24/7 availability or RAID.

If you’ve got experience with a good enclosure that fits these needs, I’d love to hear your recommendations! If there exist other better solutions, let me know! Thanks in advance and have a good day!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Jolly-Caramel233 on 2025-03-10 20:49:02.

Hi,

Wondering if creating more service accounts in google workspace would circumvent the daily 750GB upload limit or not? I tried but the limit is there (maybe my code implementation is wrong because I am using "impersonating"?

Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BeachOtherwise5165 on 2025-03-10 16:03:13.

Recently there was a story about how Facebook had downloaded Anna's Archive, and had downloaded enormous amounts of data, but had disabled seeding. The motive is likely training data for AI, and in some round-about way, people may benefit from a better Llama model, but they may also retain superior AI capabilities for themselves.

With torrent filesharing, you often hear about people who download, but don't seed. They "leech" while contributing nothing.

But even "seeders" are only assisting in distribution of existing data. The people who scrape data, rip movies, or crack games, and make them freely available, are categorically different, in that they have no profit motive. Perhaps they are anarchists who "benefit" from the disruption of the capitalist machine, or overly compassionate people who are thrilled to be generous.

You also have archivists or collectors, who invest heavily in large storage, who collect, catalog, and maintain, large data collections for decades. In my view, they are true data hoarders, in that their sole motive is the collection, and have zero interest in sharing. They might trade, but it has to be profitable for them. To some degree, their behavior is comparable to what Facebook did, in that they take what is available while giving nothing back.

I've always thought that the internet was about sharing, because the marginal cost is free. Traffic is free, compute is cheap, storage is cheap, so the individual cost is minimal, but the collective benefit is great. So I'm somewhat surprised to realize that my worldview is naive and incomplete.

Perhaps you can describe the people as:

• product-driven (data-driven sales - including illicit streaming platforms)

• sharers / seeders

• leechers

• contributors (rippers)

• collectors

Did I forget any?

How would you describe the people "in the scene", their motives, is it problematic (leading to a collapse), and do you have any ideas for a better future where data is more free rather than sitting in private collections?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/nesbis on 2025-03-09 10:08:55.

I was in the mood to watch today Transformer 2, and I happen to have a sealed DVD copy laying around... I opened it, put it on my ps5 and surprise surprise it is unreadable.

After some investigation I learned that dvds have indeed an expiry date and after some years they are just not usable anymore.

I know that I can stream this particular movie in several formats but my question is... what happens to all the extra content that usually comes with DVD movies? Director comments audio, Main cast comments audio, how the movie was made, all the good looking images and prints for the physical part... I have the feeling that all of that is already lost for so many old movies but if I'm mistaken please enlight me.

With that being said... do you know any alternative where I can find this kind of content with the same level of care?

Is there any place I can download a copy of my broken dvds? I'm now on a rip dvd adventure to make sure I can at least watch in the future what I already own...

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Kazubra on 2025-03-09 07:07:35.

Hello!

I am trying to set up a good strategy to have both my data and a reliable backup.

I currently have a SSD with my OS (Windows 10, but it can change to Linux in the near future), one HDD with 1 TB of storage for my work and personal files and a 1TB NVME SSD where I store games. I am probably adding a SSD with linux (while I don't fully ditch Windows).

Additionally, I have a Seagate Backup plus of 5TB which I use with the Toolkit to backup the HDD.

By my understanding, this is not a 3-2-1 backup strategy yet

What I have of data is something around 250GB

I have read a little bit and although I know that selfhost and NAS are some top recommendations here, a Synology NAS is really expensive where I live (not US) and I don't know that for the volume of data that I have, it is really worth it (for now). I already pay for google drive, but the gb/$ does not seem good if I need to escalate.

Therefore, I wanted some recs on cloud services (it would be my off-site copy, last resort). I did some research and got to:

pcloud

icedrive

iDrive - these one you guys seem to hate, but it has good prices

Do you have any recommendations on what to avoid? Could you share your experiences with these services? (or recommend any other)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/soultakerte on 2025-03-11 00:01:46.

Hi you guys i wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations for external hardrives? I usally use it for anime and music. My last one was a portable one. Now i cant even acces it on my laptop. It connects and my whole computerr slows down and it wont open.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/VxMX on 2025-03-11 00:01:07.

I’m digitizing some old VHS tapes using OBS Studio, but I’m getting a lot of static/distortion in the audio. The video looks fine, but the sound has a constant hissing or crackling noise.

I’m using a CARYWON capture card (bought from Amazon) to connect my VCR to my computer. I’ve tried adjusting the audio levels in OBS, but the issue persists.

Does anyone know how to remove the static? Are there any specific settings in OBS I should tweak, or could this be a hardware-related issue? Any tips on post-processing the audio if needed?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/aman2125 on 2025-03-10 23:48:59.

My current 2tb sata drive is failing and I am looking to transfer my data to a new drive. Will be using it as my main boot drive as my motherboard only has one nvme slot.

Use case, data archiving, light to medium gaming and basic windows operations.

| Brand & Model | Capacity | Price | PCIe Gen | Controller | DRAM Cache | NAND Type | |

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| | Kingston NV3 | 4 TB | $299.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Unknown | No | QLC | | TEAMGROUP T-FORCE Z44A7 | 4 TB | $299.00 | PCIe 4.0 | InnoGrit IG5236 | Yes | TLC | | Klevv CRAS C910 | 4 TB | $309.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Unknown | Yes | TLC | | Silicon Power UD85 | 4 TB | $319.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E21T | No | QLC | | Silicon Power UD90 | 4 TB | $325.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E21T | No | QLC | | Crucial P3 | 4 TB | $325.00 | PCIe 3.0 | Phison E21T | No | QLC | | Crucial P3 Plus | 4 TB | $329.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E21T | No | QLC | | Silicon Power US75 | 4 TB | $329.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E16 | Yes | TLC | | TEAMGROUP MP44Q | 4 TB | $329.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E21T | No | QLC | | TEAMGROUP T-Force Z44A7Q | 4 TB | $329.00 | PCIe 4.0 | InnoGrit IG5236 | Yes | QLC | | Patriot Viper VP4300 Lite | 4 TB | $339.99 | PCIe 4.0 | InnoGrit IG5236 | Yes | TLC | | HP FX700 | 4 TB | $350.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Silicon Motion SM2267XT | No | QLC | | PNY CS2241 | 4 TB | $351.79 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E18 | Yes | TLC | | Acer Predator GM7000 | 4 TB | $359.00 | PCIe 4.0 | InnoGrit IG5236 | Yes | TLC | | Seagate FireCuda 530R (HS) | 4 TB | $368.43 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E18 | Yes | TLC | | Lexar NM790 | 4 TB | $379.00 | PCIe 4.0 | InnoGrit IG5220 | No | TLC | | Verbatim Vi7000G | 4 TB | $384.83 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E18 | Yes | TLC | | Kingston NV2 | 4 TB | $385.00 | PCIe 4.0 | Unknown | No | QLC | | Sabrent Rocket Q4 | 4 TB | $391.98 | PCIe 4.0 | Phison E16 | Yes | QLC |

Have compiled the list of drives available in my market (australia). Which one would I be better of picking.

Have used chatgpt to tabulate the info, so a few things might be inaccurate.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/imtotally6feettall on 2025-03-10 23:44:30.

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/lotsacrudoutthere on 2025-03-10 21:39:45.

Currently running a home desktop with 6 different internal drives holding about 20 tb of personal media (home photos, videos) spread across them. No raid. Online backup w/backblaze and local with external drive.

I like this stup b/c being local, I can do inexpensive backup with backblaze. But organizing across them is a pain and not fault/drive failure tolerance like raid would have.

I'm running out of space and wondering best upgrade path. Do I just replace oldest/smallest with larger, new drives and keep same strategy? Can I do raid internally and still get regular backblaze service?

I've considered a NAS but not sure I see a lot of upside in terms of value if I have to pay by the tb for online b/up and buy multiple new drives to start it.

Any downside to staying local with a few large drives in the box?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jrizz43 on 2025-03-10 20:13:01.

Am I totally screwed? I have a StableBit Drivepool that consisted of 4 drives. I added a 5th drive. Clicked remove on drive 3 and 4 and waited for it to finish moving the files over to the rest of the available space in the pool. I received no errors whatsoever. I checked those drives to make sure they were empty. I then removed them from the computer.

I am missing a TON of stuff. I plugged back in the 2 drives to verify they are empty. They are. Am I just shit out of luck?