It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/itIrs on 2024-12-27 20:32:50.

Any idea if SDSSDH3-1T00-G26 (or generally, any SDSSDH3-...-G26) includes DRAM or not?

The most recent review I found is from 3 years ago, where it was with DRAM:

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sandisk-ultra-3d-4-tb-ssd/

But that was SDSSDH3-...-G25, and I think today's models may be different.

Similar to how WD Blue was downgraded between Blue 3D and its replacement Blue SA510.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheDev42 on 2024-12-27 20:19:25.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BlueFuzzyBunny on 2024-12-27 20:12:37.

In what order do you robocopy file types to a master backup drive?

My memory is fuzzy, but I remember seeing an image of a color-coded platter that designated the order of optimal places to copy files to the platter. For example, documents and files would go on the outer platter, while media and movies would go towards the inner platter.

For anyone interested, here’s what I’ve been working on:

I have finally finished consolidating 18TB of data down to 6TB. I’m following the 3-2-1 backup method. Here’s my process so far:

1. Organized all the data on a 10TB drive into a folder structure.
2. Plan to robocopy the data to an 8TB drive.
3. Defrag the 8TB drive.
4. Clone the 8TB drive twice:
   • To an external 8TB drive.
   • To a 10TB drive.
5. Set up a syncing schedule:
   • The master backup will sync to the other 8TB drive once a month.
   • The other 8TB drive will sync to the 10TB drive once a week.

Does anyone have recommendations for the order to robocopy files for optimal platter placement? Any advice or feedback on my setup would also be appreciated!

Edit: This is the order I plan to copy the files over in chunks, since most of the responses say it doesn’t really matter. If anyone has opinions or suggestions, let me know—I just want to get this over with! haha

Order of Chunks:

1. Documents
2. Photos and Editing Projects
3. Music and Audio Files
4. Media/Movies
5. PC Backups
6. Archives/Old Data

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/4rchduk3 on 2024-12-27 20:09:24.

Hi there,

Tried searching but the threads on this have been archived so I couldn't really write.

Been looking at setting up a RAID 5 for work stuff (Let's call it content creation - event though it isn't), and replacing a drive in my old Apple TimeCapsule. And was thinking about getting the Toshiba MG09.

Personally I would prefer the Exos Mach.2 drives for the RAID5, but the cost is then really stacking up.

I can't really get a read on these drives.

For my time capsule, are they loud?

For my RAID, are they fairly consistent in speed?

Hopefully not stepping on any toes in terms of rules for bringing these drives up again.

C

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TNTkip on 2024-12-27 19:35:33.

See title

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Sheamau5 on 2024-12-27 19:35:16.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Similar_Option_7408 on 2024-12-27 19:14:46.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/tipsyskipper on 2024-12-27 18:28:29.

What have you found is the best way to store photos from multiple devices and make them available to others? Set up a home computer with a Plex server or some such? We both use iPhones, but don’t like the iTunes interface for storing photos. (And we don’t have Macs)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Smithy5995 on 2024-12-27 18:10:40.

So I currently have 40TB of media stored acrossed 2x16TB and 1x8TB HDD with no redundancy currently running on W10. I've been thinking of jumping over to something a bit more fit for purpose like TrueNAS or something more suited to me like HexOS. So I need some form of temporary storage device that I can dump everything onto and be able to create a pool with redundancy in the OS I choose without losing the media I've already acquired.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Hack-67 on 2024-12-27 17:58:36.

I am looking for some help/suggestions. I was gifted 4x 8TB/12Gbps, and they are all SAS drives. I am trying to DIY RAID solution for my media server.

I am looking for any thoughts on enclosures, RAID software (if needed) and how to pull it all together.

Cheers

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Majesticfalcon98 on 2024-12-27 17:28:48.

I'm a video editor and I may be moving into a (studio) apartment soon, and I would like to have a silent RAID solution. I currently have a 4-bay QNAP DAS with Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB drives. It occasionally makes audible noise. If I want a near-silent experience, should I go with some kind of SSD DAS? Any suggestions?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/wintermute617 on 2024-12-27 16:24:18.

Hey everyone,

I have a TrueNAS setup for shared file access between devices on my network. The original goal was for things like Plex, but over the last couple years it has become a home for more critical files (ex: taxes, receipts, etc), and I want to hook the system up to some kind of cloud storage system as a back-up in case something catastrophic happens.

I only need around 1-2 TB, so I was leaning towards either Backblaze B2 or pCloud. Backblaze seems to be a popular answer, but pCloud is attractive because of the added encryption (on top of TrueNAS's built in encryption). I'm open to other ideas though.

Do you guys have any recommendations on which service I should use?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Savage_Titan117 on 2024-12-27 16:00:05.

My current plan is to have both my home PC and work PC wake at 3AM, for the work PC to use task scheduler to run an AutoHotkey script to copy/paste the folders I want to my home PC via SMB, and use AHK to go through the Windows prompts of not overwriting existing files.

Is this a good simple way of doing this or is it stupid? Not backing up a ton of stuff day over day so transfer speed isn't too important. Not sure if there's a better way of doing this like using TerraCopy or something similar to automate the transfer.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DriftedTaco on 2024-12-27 15:44:44.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/magnus007 on 2024-12-27 14:46:08.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/poseidoposeido on 2024-12-27 14:41:29.

Ok, this is my setup: 3 Synology Nas: ds211j (useless), ds214se and 215+, this las 2 have 2 2tb disk each one, in raid. (So 2tb usable space on echa nas) I want to migrate to a 4 bay nas, and as I'm tight on budget I'd like to reuse my HDD.. but what to do with the data during the migration? My idea is to upload the data to cloud services (2 differente like crash plan and black blaze) move the disks to the new Nas, and download from the cloud. Am I crazy? Is there a better approach that does not include purchasing new HDD?

Thanks

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/KeyDifference4178 on 2024-12-27 14:13:14.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/LeviAEthan512 on 2024-12-27 13:57:23.

From what I can tell, it's all 99% good. Just some oddities that I think are inconsequential, but I'm new to this so I'd like to make sure.

The programs I used are Crystal Disk and Quick Hash.

I pasted 278 copies of the largest single file in my PC to see if they all have the same hash, which should tell me beyond a doubt that all files really are fully written and not overwritten. Right?

So the hashes are the same across all copies, except for two ranges, and both ranges have the same hash. Most files hashed to 6B7... but some hashed to B01... Those B01 files are all in two contiguous ranges, 15-35 and 183-192. I named all the files name(1), name(2) etc etc. Any possible reason for this? Or is it perhaps just one bit off that no one cares about?

Based on time modified, the B01 files were copied from my SSD in the HDD, and the 6B7 files were copied from the HDD back into itself. Is this sort of copying, same drive to same drive, known to flip a bit somehow?

As for Crystal Disk info, again all looks good, Just some... 'metadata' type stuff is different from expected.

All my drives follow some revision of ACS standards, but one of these new ones is "ATA/ATAPI-7 | ----". I've read these are basically the same, but is there any information that can be gleaned from the difference? Like maybe, was this ATA drive made in a different country, where the custom is to mark it as ATA instead of ACS? Also, the transfer mode is "---- | SATA/600" instead of "SATA/600 | SATA/600" that I'm used to. I assume this is a minor error in whatever records the drive's characteristics. But is it a sign of worse to come?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BadongkaDonk on 2024-12-27 13:52:49.

Mostly videos around 1.5GB

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/TheHoxy on 2024-12-27 11:28:59.

I currently have a Gaming Laptop that only has 3 USB ports (2x USB 3.0 Type-A and 1x USB 3.0 Type-C)

I'm on a tight budget so I'm looking for DIY options of connecting as many of the HDDs I have as possible through 1 or 2 USB ports (considering I'm using the last one to connect peripherals)

I have tried cheap USB hubs but of course not enough power to connect so many HDDs at once, I'm currently using Onten UCA9701 for peripherals (mouse, keyboard, gaming controller) on the Type-C port and a powered USB Hub Onten UCA312 for 2 HDDs (tried and it can't run a 3rd one) on one of the Type-A ports and the last port is just a SATA to USB cable for 1 HDD, for a total of 3 HDDs at once

I realize my setup is basic and some even warned me of dangers of connecting too many devices at once on USB because there is a lot of power draw so I want to upgrade but I'm not sure what would be a good and at the same time cheap step to take here

I did find things like this Sabrent DS-4SSD, and I even found this USB 3.0 to 5 SATA that I can use alongside this Power Supply board (I can get an empty case from work and setup the HDDs in there if I get everything) but I'm not sure about the legitimacy of the website for the SATA board and that is not a small amount of money I can move without knowing if it will be a good investment option

I'm open to any number of suggestions whether it be better USB Hubs, DAS tutorials or even as a last resort NAS tutorials (While I do prefer USB for better connectivity since the router I have isn't very fast and there is some latency but if it's the best option I will switch to it)

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/yed_kriz on 2024-12-27 10:19:56.

Hi, I'm planning to do 1:1 copy of Bluray movies using 50 gb BD-R. I know there are 25gb bds available with compression but I need it to be exact copy. What will you suggest? Here in India the amount of bd are 12 USD to 100 USD and I think cloning is more ideal, though, correct me if I'm wrong. I do love to have a phisical copy instead of streaming in any kind. What are the sources for ordering in bulk quantity like 200 BD-Rs? I found some suppliers in china and not sure on their quality. And there will be custom charges as told by one of the supplier from China. For local suppliers of Verbatim, it's about 50usd for 20 in jewel box cases.

Pls share your suggestions and thoughts.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Monk_Significant on 2024-12-27 07:04:35.

I use my NAS for storage and video editing only and currently have a Synology DS1821+ with x8 16tb drives with RAID 10 set up connected to my x2 PC's via 10GB connection.

I'm now looking to get something faster (and quieter) for additional storage (but keeping the DS1821+ running still) and have had my eye on the Flashstor 12 bay GEN 2 now its out but want to make sure I'm making the correct decision as its not a cheap outlay.

My PC motherboards will still use the sole 10GB network connection with the DS1821+ but the motherboards also have x2 Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports meaning I could connect the Flashstor via Thunderbolt to each PC still (as the Flashstor has x2 Thunderbolt connections).

I don't know that much about network/NAS set ups and i just want to set up things once, then just use it for storage and video editing and nothing else, so...

1. Will the Flashstor offer faster speeds when connected by Thunderbolt instead of 10GB ethernet for copying big files and dragging video files from the M2 NAS direct to my video editing software timeline?

2. What is an ideal RAID type for an M2 NAS where I don't need RAID 10 like on my DS1821+?

I just want the fastest speed and maybe just have a couple of drives spare for protection to give me the max amount of storage when filling all x12 bays.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/denierCZ on 2024-12-27 13:05:20.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/londoner13 on 2024-12-27 11:49:47.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/666hawk666 on 2024-12-27 11:41:13.

I downloaded entire wikipidia page (about 100 GB) which is in .xml, any idea to open it. i tried many browser and notepad and office and i couldnt. any idea ??