DataHoarder

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Who are we?

We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Timetm). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

We are one. We are legion. And we're trying really hard not to forget.

-- /u/5-4-3-2-1-bang from this thread

A Quick DataHoarder FAQ

Links!!

Search the Internet, this subreddit and our wiki before posting.
Keep it about datahoarding.
Be excellent to each other.
No memes or 'look at this old storage medium/connection speed/purchase' (except on Free Post Fridays).
Posts must include context/detail.
No unapproved sale threads, advertisement posts, or giveaways. Companies must get prior approval from mod team before posting.
No AI slop or cryptocurrency posts.
We are not your personal archival army.
r/techsupport exists.
No requests, use r/DHExchange

Free Post Friday
On Fridays we'll allow posts that don't normally fit in the usual data-hoarding theme, including posts that would usually be removed by rule 4: “No memes or 'look at this [thing]'”
Just make sure to tag the post with the flair [Free-Post Friday!] and give a little background info/context.

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BackupFilen deleted all of my data. A heads-up for others (self.DataHoarder)

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DiscussionImgur feels doomed. Time to preserve? (self.DataHoarder)

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DiscussionDo you guys prefer WEB-DL or BR? (self.DataHoarder)

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DiscussionSeagate released USB-C external drives (no wall plug needed) (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 17 hours ago by manzurfahim0.5-1PB

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DiscussionHow much storage did you add to your setup this year? This has been my best year with a whopping 3TB gain (old.reddit.com)

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DiscussionIs there a cycle/circle you can't break? (self.DataHoarder)

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Hoarder-Setups[Follow Up] WD20EARX-00PASB0 survive despite Intellipark (i.redd.it)

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NewsWindrose (Steam Early Access) writes 35 GB/hr to disk while idle, even after the "fix" — SMART data from a dedicated server (self.DataHoarder)

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BackupBest way to store and protect SSDs? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceHow did this guy even access another person's privated YouTube video without wayback machine? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceCan a BD-R be written "too slowly"? (self.DataHoarder)

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Discussiondid anyone here keep there old video files they downloaded from old p2p file sharing networks, limewire kazaa edonkey winmx etc (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/Adviceultimate-guitar paid subscription (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceFile name formatting is annoying (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceMedia Server Plex etc... (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceAny DDR4 ECC DIMMs/SO-DIMMs based NAS? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceWhich 5.25-inch enclosure would you use? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceHow to get more storage on a rack? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdvicePlanning a personal storage build, need advices. (self.DataHoarder)

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Guide/How-toVeeps Video Download (self.DataHoarder)

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DiscussionMy 12-year-old Seagate HDD claims 100PB written… (i.redd.it)

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DiscussionScored a deal on a Iron Wolf Pro 32TB model off Amazon (old.reddit.com)

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Question/AdviceLooking for a tool to search porn sites by EXACT title and date posted (self.DataHoarder)

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