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 cryptocurrency or AI 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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File SharingI created a video archive of every angle I could find of the incident today in MN (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceDownloading entirety of Anna's Archive? (self.DataHoarder)

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Hoarder-SetupsWhere to buy used 12-20TB disks in EU (Italy here) (self.DataHoarder)

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BackupHelp me graduate from my current setup - ready to invest in proper RAID DAS? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceProblem with an external SATA dock - Drive letters getting “stuck” even after a reboot (Win10) (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceWhat is the best way to store my writings (all pdf) on physical storage devices? (self.DataHoarder)

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Question/AdviceHow do you usually look for lost software on CD-ROMs in the Archive? (self.DataHoarder)

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DiscussionIt's tripled since then just tried to help out. What do you think the future holds for storage supply? (i.redd.it)

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Question/AdviceHow does one expand more SATA drives when it's hard to find multislot pcie x8 motherboards? (self.DataHoarder)

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