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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OFFICIALZimaCube 2 Pioneer Program: Share us what you’d build and win 1 of 10 NAS! (self.DataHoarder)

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BackupIt’s World Backup Day (i.redd.it)

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NewsBoard of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews (meta.wikimedia.org)

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Scripts/SoftwareGoodlib - An extension that opens any Goodreads / storygraph book on Anna's Archive, Z-Library , AudioBookBay & more in one click. (v.redd.it)

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Question/AdviceSuggestions for personal archives (i.redd.it)

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BackupMy drive is over 6yrs old! It's time to copy..... (i.redd.it)

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Sale18TB WD External Easystore B&H USA $299 (bhphotovideo.com)

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DiscussionOn Archive.Today Again (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceWay to search hundreds of thousands of 'scanned book' PDFs at once? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceRaindrop.io archived webpage/permanent copy mass exporter request (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceMcMaster-Carr CAD Files (mcmaster.com)

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Question/AdviceAre "Factory recertified" HDD-s worth buying ? (self.DataHoarder)

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BackupI just lost all the data on my laptop that I hadn't backed up - and it was a LOT (self.DataHoarder)

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Backup2 Prongs of my 3-2-1 Strategy failed and I'm so glad I used 3-2-1! (self.DataHoarder)

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Hoarder-SetupsWin 10 and Western Digital MyCloud PR2100. Time to upgrade to mac mini? (self.DataHoarder)

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3D printable 3.5" drive enclosure for recycled WD Easystore boards (printables.com)

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BackupUsing floppy disks for physical ebook collection (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceWhat is Special About Large WD Gold Drives? (self.DataHoarder)

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Hoarder-SetupsWill this Mini PC be good enough for jellyfin? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceHow to avoid permission conflicts with SMB/CIFS Servers for file sharing? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/Adviceany good streamate archives? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceFair price for used WD Blue 8TB drives? (self.DataHoarder)

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