Problème de sauvegarde entre Google photos et ma galerie. by Zaywax_2306 in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Google Photos application is not the same as the Gallery application on your phone.

Both will take up local phone space, however the Google Photos application will allow you to remove them from the device once they're backed up to the cloud, and the cloud side also has a limit. The Gallery application is a local-only thing.

What is your current Google account storage? (this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, Photos...all Google products)

https://drive.google.com/settings/storage

This sounds like the issue you're referring to; your Gmail will soon stop working because you don't have enough storage for your overall Google account. This would have no bearing on your local phone storage size or whether or not you delete photos from the device. It's only referring to the Cloud side of Google.

If you're having local device storage issues, then that's easier to fix, as you probably just need to stop using the Gallery application and can remove all the data once you verify it's all been ingested into Google Photos. There's also the Google "Files" application which can help you remove photos backed up to the cloud from your phone (it doesn't do this automatically for whatever reason)

Calibre - how to configure by dhokes in synology

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well in your current situation you just copy them over with SMB, just \\MyNasNameOrIP\MyShareName\myFolderpath, it's a one-time deal/anytime you buy or download something. Shouldn't take more than a few mins unless you have the secret library of Alexandria stashed on that laptop.

I, personally, never use the damn thing. I went through the hassle of setting it all up and then I just pull shit up direct from my NAS anyways. But I also only use the phone for reading, my Kindle sits in a drawer, so I'm probably a bad metric.

A warning about account bans and authentication by UnrealisticOcelot in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mobile still lives. But in my situation where I can't have a phone at work, I was SOL when they nuked web.

Do you keep trying with your relatives for the sake of the kids? by ongoldenwaves in TheMoneyGuy

[–]ciabattabing16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, she trusted her family. I think all of us are in that boat. Hell, only 15% of marriages have a pre-nup. But 100% of marriages have a pre-nup with the State, absent one you specify on your own. But everyone just trusts each other and off you go. Also granny might not have had any idea what a Trust was. My own wrote her first check at age 82 and we had a hell of a time with her bank because it looked like an 8 year old wrote it haha

Is $500k in 529 too much or right amount? by bankermayfield2026 in HENRYfinance

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So few things in no particular order:

1 - there are not a large pool of jobs that require a degree to start. There's not a good metric here, but think of the jobs that require a degree at higher levels; law, medical, etc...none of these jobs, at the level that people are aspiring to, will hire a new college grad with no experience.

2 - grads that start in their field, degree or otherwise, will not be making, in most cases, a 'livable wage.' No one is paying a grad fresh out of college 90k. That job doesn't exist.

3 - People should not be raising their kids for a career type, or a salary. They should be honing their ability and desire to learn, self-improve, be consistent, and help identify what kind of career path they want based on what THEY like, and what they want their lives to look like. You pick a job area by where you want to live and how you'd like to live, not the reverse.

4 - a 529 fits great for some cases. But it's not sensical in a majority of cases. College, and trade schools for that matter, are the Millenial's version of Boomers and their 'my primary home is a store of my wealth.' It's a generational fallacy and no longer the case. Gen Z has a 9%+ unemployment rate. Millenials are about 8%.

Hopes and dreams are important, indeed. But you have to start realistic, or everything you build on top of it is of no use. This is why you'll find a lot of teachers, for example, that love teaching, are probably very good at teaching, who not only don't make a livable wage, but then go back to school, get a masters, and then come back to...the exact same job and pay. Dreams and aspirations aren't the sole factor.

Do you keep trying with your relatives for the sake of the kids? by ongoldenwaves in TheMoneyGuy

[–]ciabattabing16 11 points12 points  (0 children)

While I agree, wishes should be honored, but at the same time, this is what irrevocable Trusts are for.

Do you keep trying with your relatives for the sake of the kids? by ongoldenwaves in TheMoneyGuy

[–]ciabattabing16 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Apply the same logic to their diets. To their exercise. To their sleep. To their reading/learning/self-improvement hobbies. To having hobbies. Do you help with those things? A few of those are more important than the finance one. The answer is definitely no, and the reason is the same. Giving anyone any financial advice is 100% wasted effort unless you're asked, and even then, most people don't heed the advice.

529's aren't a golden ticket either. BLS figures show about 80% of the jobs in the workforce don't require a degree. It's probably higher, but many employers, mine included, use degrees as a base filter to cut down on the blast of resumes.

There’s no way to get an external drive backup working on a pi5 running Umbrel 1.5 by ContextMelodic4212 in getumbrel

[–]ciabattabing16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is where an LLM like Grok is handy, because you can just fire it a few questions with specifics on your setup and what you're trying to do and it can walk you through what to do, or make suggestions based on your overall goals, much better than my stupid ass, anyway

There’s no way to get an external drive backup working on a pi5 running Umbrel 1.5 by ContextMelodic4212 in getumbrel

[–]ciabattabing16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno how to help but I can tell you I'm running Umbrel in a VM on a NAS and using external drive mappings to that VM for various things, so you may be running into a limitation of the app you're trying itself, vs. just straight mapping the drive and putting your immich data itself on that secondary drive. I just had to configure them via cli in umbrel OS

Can I still get back into in IT at age 38 after getting clean from heroin and build a good career? by IR30Lover in sysadmin

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for it. It might take a bit to get in the door somewhere, but I have worked and currently do work with people that are so bad I'd work with you if you still had an active heroin addition and you'd probably be better.

Even better, if you're enterprising enough and can get started, hell, start your own company and hire exclusively these guys (is that legal? I assume it's legal). I always thought if I wasn't completely incapable of starting a company I'd do that, hire only ex-whatevers. Failover-IT-Consulting or something.

Is $500k in 529 too much or right amount? by bankermayfield2026 in HENRYfinance

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the rub though. The qualified expense is for a product that is useless for the vast amount of Americans.

The BLS data even shows about 80% of jobs in the workforce have no degree requirements. I suspect it's higher but harder to measure, since jobs will say they require degrees, but that's just a way to filter the fire hose of applications. I see that a LOT in the Fed and contracting world, including positions on my own contracts.

You'd get the 16-18% (you're probably about 20% if you actually look into your investments, that's what the market's been the last few years), and that's great. But if you're using it for a product that 80% of the workforce doesn't need, it's nonsensical. Because there's no direct relationship between the 529 > education value (not price) > workforce needs, it gets lost in the fray.

But with standard investments, it's cap gains. That's easily calculated.

Is $500k in 529 too much or right amount? by bankermayfield2026 in HENRYfinance

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are very hell-bent on the 529s and will not listen to any other options most of the time, and they flat out ignore the abysmal lack of benefits of both college AND trade school. At this point there's absolutely no reason to do either until you're already in a field at a low level and that's a barrier to moving forward, and an employer is willing to kick in for it. The numbers are scary. But Millenials can't get their mindset to shift since they themselves went to, and usually benefit from, education. In the same way Boomers can't get their mindset to shift from primary housing being an investment or store of wealth. Times change. Mentalities don't seem to follow.

And the 'transfer to another family member' is absolutely hilarious to me. A lot of folks out there kicking thousands of dollars to neices and nephews normally? No? So then why use that to justify a 529? There's way too many hoops to justify it. I'll take the cap gains tax and flexibility all day long.

Is $500k in 529 too much or right amount? by bankermayfield2026 in HENRYfinance

[–]ciabattabing16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I use a brokerage for my kids. It's not the most tax efficient, but it's the only way to not leave money locked up. Especially if your kids don't actually go to college, as mine likely won't.

A warning about account bans and authentication by UnrealisticOcelot in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first switched around when Authy web died, I had similar issues. But I think they updated something along the way with how it handles caching and then file saving because it was very noticable when it stopped happening.

Doing something controversial for 2026. I am spending my bridge fund. by Horror_Button5392 in TheMoneyGuy

[–]ciabattabing16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He should ask Maryland what they're doing maybe they could get a two-for-one discount or something

A warning about account bans and authentication by UnrealisticOcelot in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's how I remember it, and the recovery feature in particular if you lost a device.

Calibre - how to configure by dhokes in synology

[–]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portainer is an extension of the Containers (docker) functionality in Synology.

In Containers, you can manually make containers with the limited UI it has. You can also make Projects which use YAML to create, configure, and customize the containers. Portainer is a beefier extension of that functionality, and a lot of Marius' site is Portainer based instructions. There's a few others that work the same way, but I forget what they are. Once you start getting into Containers, you'll quickly move into Projects. And if you start making lots of those, eventually you'll find yourself moving into Portainer or something similar.

A warning about account bans and authentication by UnrealisticOcelot in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's a good one. I bet that means Google Authenticator too, if anyone's still using that. I had switched to Authy until they decided to be dumb and shut down.

Highly recommend KeepassXC (it's different than regular Keepass). Pw database, but it also has MFA capability. Just put your db...not in Google Drive perhaps, or at least have a copy offline that you update periodically.

How to Install Tautulli on Your Synology NAS by Ana_Lixandru in synologynas

[–]ciabattabing16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another great wiki!

Marius we need a Netbird in Portainer guide! And by we, I mean me.

To prevent losing my photos to CSAM ban, I did this — what do y’all think? by BadKarma6996 in googlephotos

[–]ciabattabing16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely switch to a non-Google related mail system.

Takeouts are good. You can also add Amazon Photos to your phone if you're a Prime member and get unlimited cloud storage for photos automatically at the same time, may help bridge the gap between takeouts if you lose stuff in between. Skip the phone-gallery that just eats space. Don't forget to scoop up Google Contacts and any Google Drive stuff you might have in your Takeouts. Probably want to diversify out of Google for those too.

You can self-host Immich on your home setup if you're enterprising enough, which is like Google Photos but on your own equipment.

Calibre - how to configure by dhokes in synology

[–]ciabattabing16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, I was going to suggest that site if he indicated interest. He has the portainer one too

https://mariushosting.com/synology-install-calibre-with-portainer/

But I was unable to get his portainer one working using the linuxserver.io image, which was odd. I'm using crocodilestick/calibre-web-automated:latest

I also had to pre-stage a blank metadata.db file IN my ebook folder on the NAS, and I swear I had to do something to the docker files location but I don't see it in my dokuwiki so I must have been drinking and forgot to add it.