It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/againstmachinations on 2025-03-08 20:35:39.

I downloaded a website using SiteSucker and so it has created a folder with an index html and I can view the website offline just how it is originally.

I'm now wondering if there's a way to search the posts (it's an old blog) for certain keywords that I need?

I tried to install YaCy and DocFetcher but unfortunately both do not work on my iMac (i have M1) - i tried all the configuration and installed Java and other things but it's simply not working and I've hit a dead end.

I don't want to use grep - ideally I want the search results to be viewable on the browser as well or something close to it if at all possible.

I am not a developer and have limited understanding of this - I am just going by chatGPT's help at this point. It suggested I download Recoll but the download instructions seem too complicated.

Wondering if anyone has a suggestion? The threads I've read are from way back (that's where I found out about YaCY and DocFetcher).

Thank you.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Lord_Kronos_ on 2025-03-08 19:11:17.

I've decided recently to get another External Hard Drive and that I've chosen WD (so far). However I saw that a 2TB My Passport drive is 76$, but their 2TB drive for Chromebook is 62$. Does anyone know why the one for Chromebook is cheaper? It has good reviews so far, albeit not as many as the My Passport one.

If I can save the 14$ and get the 2TB drive for Chromebook then I'd love to, unless there's a reason why it's cheaper.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mike12ophone on 2025-03-08 18:47:55.

Im working towards a 3-2-1 solution starting with cloud storage. I'm not sure what service(s) to look for to accomplish my goals. Or even if im on the right path with my goals. I am currently paying for 2x 2tb google plans that I want to eliminate.

GOALS:

1. Cloud storage sync for my new PC

2. Cloud storage (one time archive) for my old devices (laptop, a couple of ssd's, old phones)

3. Offload long term storage from Google drive (one time archive) and use it for stuff i need to access or share allowing me to downgrade my plan.

1. Periodic snapshots of Google photos or photos on my phone. Doesn't need to be automated if it requires additional service and cost. Low priority since I plan to continue using Google photos until my free space is full.

I'd be grateful for any advice on where i should be looking. Thanks so much!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/_MMCXII on 2025-03-08 19:06:37.

Hello experts,

I have a DS718+ I use as a media server. I want to maximize amount of storage I can cram into this thing before looking at an expansion unit, however on the compatibility list the largest supported drive is only 16TB.

What are the risks of using larger drives, for example the Seagate Iron Wolf Pro 24TB with this unit since they are not on the compatibility list? Will these drives even work?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/SootyFreak666 on 2025-03-08 18:51:31.

Hello, I am looking at storing some important files (likely a few gbs), I have a few hard drives, just wondering what the best solution would be? I saw that hard drives last 5 - 10 years, I don’t know what that means in terms of actually storage (I occasionally plug them in to transfer stuff), should I be looking at getting a few more to swap things over and as back ups or is that pointless?

I am concerned about loosing these files and don’t think a cloud based solution would be right for me (due to the price).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Sgt_JT_3 on 2025-03-08 17:55:56.

Why can some public key encryption standards, like RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman), be easily compromised while other forms remain robust, even though they are based on the same principle of asymmetric encryption?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/tomauswustrow on 2025-03-08 17:41:25.

The title says it all. I want to download an old Homepage and use it as template. Possible or not ?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/fiftyfourseventeen on 2025-03-08 17:10:26.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gerbilbear on 2025-03-08 16:52:06.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/unlucky-Luke on 2025-03-08 16:50:13.

Hear me out : i also come from the few gigs HDDs the 90s era, and i can clearly remember how out of reach something like 500 gig HDD was back then.

But it seems to me that it took less time for HDDs to grow in capacity once they reached the 2/4TB stage than it took them from megabytes to 1/2TBs.

In contrast, SSDs have reached the sweet spot of 2/3/4 TBs for quite sometime now (at least 5 solid years) but anything above that and the prices don't make sense for regular consumers, and the availability of bigger sizes is scarce to say the least.

Is it complexity of the technology? Or weak demand ? High cost of production ? I'm genuinely interested to know; why don't we have 6/8/10 tb SSDs at relatively affordable $ per Gig

(Not talking about NVMEs, just SATA SSDs)

EDIT : Just to clarify, I'm not looking for SSDs to replace HDDs, HDDs will still be the "Storage" option for sure (i have 2 24tbs parity in my unraid array, and will go up to 26/30TBs in the upcoming years when they will become cheaper). I just want a Parallel wide SSD Market also with high capacity (8/10/12 tb..) at a good cost (i know that flash drives $/tb is nice right now but it's deceiving cause that price is only for 4tb drives and lower). Also i gave the SATA as an example, I don't really care about the connection (obviously it has to be fast).

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Obliver27 on 2025-03-08 16:01:20.

I just found out this offer on WD's site and it's the best price per TB I've seen so far at $16.66/TB. My use case is mainly as a media drive to stream content to my TV. Is this a good deal or am I missing something?

I'm not in a hurry, so if there better deals usually come up on Black Friday or something like that, I'd be okay waiting.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jwink3101 on 2025-03-08 16:01:07.

I am thinking about how I may want to rejigger my backups (I already follow 3-2-1 but I want to change it up).

My backup tool (one I wrote myself, dfb) is append-only. It ends up being a mix of small and large files but either way, the normal operation only appends data.

I know they say it's not great for frequently-changing data but (a) I do not know what is considered frequent here and (b) I am wondering if frequently appended data also fits that.

What are your thoughts?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/hapnstat on 2025-03-08 14:07:57.

Getting ready to build a 12x20 system and trying to decide what to put on it. I already run Unraid, TrueNAS CORE and Proxmox. I am thinking SCALE due to better docker and VM support now, but not sure if maybe Proxmox is a better choice. I could throw it all on Unraid, but I haven't had as much stability there (my own fault, usually). Anyone have suggestions and/or horror stories? Many thanks.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Proteus-8742 on 2025-03-08 13:57:31.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Taalian on 2025-03-08 13:57:07.

Rather cheap if possible, and I'm not working with much space on my computer desk. I have a height restriction. To describe my desk, it has the main portion where my monitor rests, to the right there is a raised platform where my second monitor sits, and I currently keep the one HD I have there (I'm ordering a second), and underneath that raised platform is where my computer case rests. There is enough room for me to stack the HDs with a little extra space, and was curious if I could use something like the pink erasers (one on each corner, the oblong ones) at each corner of the bottom HD to rest the new one on top. Ghetto, I know. But I can't seem to find any other type of rack that I could fit them both onto while also remaining in that space below the platform my second monitor sits. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as you can tell my idea probably isn't the best lol

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Left-Independent9874 on 2025-03-08 13:31:52.

I created a free tool to export Facebook post comments to Excel without limits. Feel free to use it!

Happy scraping!

Githhub Link: https://github.com/HARON416/Export-Facebook-Comments-to-Excel-

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/IgnoreMyName on 2025-03-08 11:55:57.

Just looking to see if there's something that may be faster and still relatively cheap and can be bought in bulk like this PNY 256GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 3-Pack? Currently going for $38. I'd be willing to pay $10-25 more for much faster drives that are reliable.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Vegetable-Way-5766 on 2025-03-08 11:41:48.

Because it has nothing in it but it tells me I need administration access to delete the folder so I think it's needed for the hard drive to function probably

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/asdfghqwertz1 on 2025-03-08 10:09:01.

What I mean by that is for example even if I only liked a single song from an album, I want it to download the whole album. It would be huge work to go through thousands of tracks manually so I need some highly automated method to do this for me.

These are really underground songs and 90% of them isn't archived anywhere and there have been examples of them completely disappearing after removed from streaming

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/chevybontherun on 2025-03-08 10:03:26.

Hi happy hoarders. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post but you might be my only hope. I've been searching for a song for over 20 years from my days as a youth. I downloaded it off limewire at the time. It was labled as "All my Friends - Able" I had this song burnt to disc for years but was lost to time. I can still remember the lyics, melody and can almost hear it. But I've not been able to find it anywhere since. Please help my obiwanhoarders you're my only hope.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Agitated-Distance740 on 2025-03-08 09:12:39.

Believe it or not I did search before posting a new 'what's instagram' topic and read them, but all seemed to have issues. Essentially my use case (work related) - I used 4kStogram previously, which allowed for mass bulk updates and story downloads. However with it being abandonware now and getting logged out between every user scan (I check over 200) it's not really practical anymore.

I've seen here about some command prompt software and others that work downloading photos/vids but not stories. Is there a PC (Win desktop) single mass downloader with a UI (important) that I can set to do a daily 'one click' update check the same as 4KStogram?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/yellowfin35 on 2025-03-08 08:47:16.

I've officially reached a data hoarding crossroads. With 226TB spread across 24x12TB drives, I'm down to my last 36TB. To most common folks, 36TB sounds like a huge amount of storage—my friends look at me confused because their devices barely hold 1TB. Yet, they never complain while binge-watching content from my Plex.

Now I'm faced with the harsh reality of upgrade costs. I can't fit more drives, and upgrading to 22TB drives isn't financially practical at the moment. Soon, I may have to do the unthinkable: delete some data.

Any advice or solidarity from fellow hoarders is welcome. How are you coping with storage limitations?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/MrMiddletonsLament on 2025-03-08 08:02:16.

I have good number of DVD's that I haven't been able to find anywhere online. What's the best place I can archive these movies without them getting taken down? They're obscure enough I'm sure no one will care but they're still under copyright so I don't want to take a chance.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/jawnvideogames on 2025-03-08 05:24:50.

Hello, not sure if this is the right sub for this. I have a 465 GB SSD as my boot drive on my windows 11 machine. This afternoon, I realized that my free space on it went from 110 to 150 GB.

How is this possible? Windows recently performed TRIM on it (it's set to do it weekly) but could it really free up that much space? I never turned on storage sense either. Should I be worried about storage being lost?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/couchpotatochip21 on 2025-03-08 05:19:27.

I learnt all the makemkv and handbrake stuff but I can't do that for a massive collection.

I am willing to invest a couple hundred dollars to get my jellyfin up to snuff, what is the best "one button" system for this?