How should I hoard?

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Hey! Assuming you would have to archive several terrabytes of data (already zipped archives) how would you do and manage this in the best and cheapest way?

Currently I have 3 old hard drives... but getting access to the data to add new ones is not easy. Currently I have about 900gb of data that I don't know if I can part with.

If there are any grammar or spelling errors... I’m very sorry. I try to get it right as best I can do.... English is not my first and best language :D

Edit: swapped „coee“ with „hey“

Posted Sep 30, 2020, 6:33 PM UTC · edited

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lunamonkey•6 yr. ago

Sounds like an ok way to do it. If you need back ups then consider something off site or in the cloud.

And if English isn’t your first language... “Cooee” is always the best way to start a conversation 😂

TheRealNotNullOP•6 yr. ago

Oh god... just googled the meaning of it... now I’m laughing and my neighbor seems to be mad about it :D . The translator translated „Huhu“ a German way of saying hello... to it. Wow...

Thousandsmagister25TB 2.5" Cold Storage•6 yr. ago

Depend on the type of data , zip type is not the best way for everything

Music/Video : mkv 10 or 12 bit will give you the best compression far better than zip . Just don't cut bitrate too much otherwise video will be bit starving and not look good

PC Game and Console game : You can use CompactGUI to save space , game can still be lauched after compression , recommend to use XPRESS16K compression method , also better than ZIP

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/7bfd2z/psa_reduce_niohs_huge_74gb_size_to_21gb_with/

If you don't have a lot of money to spend , used drive (2nd hand HDD) is a good start . Hard drive , unlike other PC components , most likely to fail before your PC does , it can be DOA out of the box and Warranty doesn't mean much if you lose all of your data. Facebook Marketplace should be accessible all around the planet , find a good deal , look at hard drive manufacture date before calling the seller to make sure it's not too old , bring laptop and test it with CrystalDiscInfo or other program before buying