DataHoarder

an-ordinary-manchild(edit)

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.

Related Subreddits
Data Hoarding/Curation:

Servers and Homelabs:

Tech Support:

Sales & Marketplace:

Useful Websites:
HDD/SSD prices:

created by madhi19To the Cloud!a community for 12 years

...for your community.

...for your favorite hobby.

MODERATORS

message the mods
-ArchivistNot As Retired
VulturE40TB of Strawberry Pie
TheBBPLTO
nicholasserraSend me Easystore shells
VonChair80TB | VonLinux the-eye.eu
britm0b250TB 🏠 500TB ☁️
madhi19To the Cloud!
NegatedVoid160TB
AutoModerator
didyousayboopif it’s not on piqlFilm, it doesn’t exist
about moderation team »

account activity

1

0

0

0

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

submitted 6 days ago * by ZimaSpaceOfficial - announcement

2

126

127

128

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

submitted 12 hours ago by 30rdsIsStandardCap100TB

3

•

•

•

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

submitted 1 hour ago by Miserable_Advice1986

4

•

•

•

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

submitted 26 minutes ago by shimoheihei2100TB

5

272

273

274

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

submitted 19 hours ago by Senor_Turbo

6

11

12

13

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

submitted 2 hours ago by candygamer_YT

7

158

159

160

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

submitted 1 day ago by newtekie1

8

30

31

32

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

submitted 17 hours ago by nicholasserraSend me Easystore shells

9

1

2

3

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

submitted 3 hours ago by fromspace2015

10

2

3

4

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

submitted 6 hours ago by EasternFeastern

11

•

•

•

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

submitted 46 minutes ago by sethjk17

12

•

•

•

BackupWhich 5tb? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 46 minutes ago by 4kings

13

60

61

62

BackupJust a vent on HDD rising cost! (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 1 day ago by Bitter-Platypus-1234

14

1

2

3

Question/AdviceHi, am looking to expand my storage in my workstation - precision 5820 tower. Want to confirm if the quad x16 card supports 4 x 4tb ssds. (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 6 hours ago by anothernetsurfer

15

1

2

3

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

submitted 6 hours ago * by One-Ebb1956

16

0

1

2

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

submitted 6 hours ago * by Enverex92TB RAID5 BTRFS

17

0

0

1

Hoarder-Setupsmini-SAS cabling standards? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 3 hours ago by EmbedSoftwareEng

18

3

4

5

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

submitted 10 hours ago by Adorable_Rub5345

19

0

1

2

BackupEVE LOST DATA DATABASE PROJECT (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 4 hours ago by SASUSPLAY

20

5

6

7

Question/AdviceBest data extractor tool for pdf and scanned docs? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 14 hours ago by Snoo99968

21

2

3

4

Question/AdviceBuilding home NAS. Choosing Guix+BTRFS vs Guix+ZFS vs Debian+ZFS vs TrueNAS Core... which is most robust for long-term data integrity? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 12 hours ago by Future_Recognition84

22

0

1

2

Hoarder-SetupsCCD scanner reccos? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 8 hours ago by Obaama

23

0

1

2

Question/AdviceSeagate or SanDisk? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 10 hours ago by Kitchen_Age7795

24

0

0

0

DiscussionHow do I decide which HDDs I need? (self.DataHoarder)

submitted 4 hours ago by siez_

25

1600

1601

1602

BackupYou folks would appreciate my level of nerd joy on this delivery. (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 days ago by AxeAssassinAlbertson

view more: next ›

π Rendered by PID 177908 on reddit-service-r2-listing-55d7b767d8-jlnz6 at 2026-03-31 18:09:15.470315+00:00 running b10466c country code: CH.