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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/0verstim on 2025-03-13 17:42:34.

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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/chrisdh79 on 2025-03-13 10:11:11.

Original Title: Deer hunt turns into rare mammoth tusk discovery on remote Texas ranch | The tusk belongs to a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) – a large mammal that roamed North America during the Pleistocene epoch.

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/five0first on 2025-03-13 17:30:17.

Hey all,

I have a nvme that I carry around with me and I use on my various pcs. It has portable apps on it so that no matter where I go, everything is exactly as it was wherever I am. My question is does such a thing exist where an enclosure for an nvme drive has it's own docking station? I'm imagining like a little vertical box that has a usb c male end embedded down inside (think like a Nintendo Switch dock) where I can just slot the external enclosure into in order to connect it to my PC. It could be considered a nonissue to just let the external drive lay on top of my desk and have a cable running over to it, but I think it would be neat and tidy to have a dock like that instead.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/quit_smoking1 on 2025-03-13 17:25:05.

I basically have two questions if anyone's got the time...

1. If I'm specifically looking at Server Parts Deals for used 3.5" drives, would it be better to go with "Manufacturer Recertified" vs. "Seller Refurbished" (ignoring price)? Manufactrurer Recertified has 2 year warranty, so that alone might be worth it, but I've heard horror stories about companies like WD and Seagate not even checking or doing anything when they get return drives and just immediately turning around and selling them as "recertified". Whereas maybe Server Parts Deals themselves put at least a little more effort into making sure their "refurbished" drives are good to go? Obviously, it might just all be a guessing game, but wondering if anyone has any firsthand experience or advice.
2. If I have a basic 2-bay Sabrent HDD dock, is there any issue using both an 18TB and 20TB drive at the same time? Assuming the dock can accommodate up to 20TB (which it does) and that there's no mirroring/backup going on? I'm not trying to combine the drives, either; I just want to use two drives in the same dock but have them be separate on my PC.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BreadfruitExciting39 on 2025-03-13 15:32:54.

I just found out I apparently have an issue with the allocation unit size on my NAS, and folders with many small files take up an unreasonably large amount with respect to the "size on disk". I am starting to run low on space on my NAS, and cannot afford to upgrade drives at the moment, so I am looking for ways to trim the fat. From what I understand, too large of allocation units can make small files waste a ton of space.

What I don't understand is: if I delete a folder that takes up a huge amount of 'size on disk', the free space on the drive only increases by the file size that was deleted. For example, I have a folder that is ~400mb but reports taking up ~46gb on the disk. I would expect deleting that folder to provide me with 46gb more free space, but it only increases free space by 400mb.

Can anyone help me figure if it's worth the time to find these directories and compress them in order to save the 'size on disk'? Or will it not make much difference anyway?

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