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Max DeMarco 2y ago

What’s the best way to store 5-10TB of data if I only need to access it every couple months?

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Backblaze

Nvm

How sensitive is the data?

Max DeMarco 2y ago

All my raw video footage

BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

Get a NAS. I like synology products.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Ok seems to be consensus with the others. Gonna look into that

BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

NAS is gonna be the most secure option.

If you're OK with potentially losing the data and just having a single copy somehwere, the cheapest route is just a mechanical hard drive. Just plug it in (external or internal depending on your computer setup) and unplug it & store it somewhere safe when not needed.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Yeah I got 8 ssds right now which I want to clean and put all my footage somewhere.

But I know some of the footage I won’t need for years but others probably in 4 months

BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

Synology is a easy hassle free option. I use one and I like it a lot.

serverpartdeals.com is great for refurbished drives. I have had no issues with anything I've ever bought from them. Right now you can get a 12TB Seagate exos drive for $107.77 or 14tb for $127.89 (you'll need at least 2x drives).

The DS723+ is one of synology's newer 2 bqy models. Amazon has it for $419 but you can find older stuff for cheaper as well.

I also recommend finding two 1Tb NVME drives so you can speed up read/write times by caching to them. Amazon has Intel 670p 1TB drives for 34.99 each (crazy cheap).

Derek Ross 2y ago

would you be upset if that data disappeared? if so, then i'd recommend a NAS that supports at least RAID1.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Yes. I am talking my video footage.

Derek Ross 2y ago

You could build a NAS, but a simple solution is to use Synology or QNAP. I've used both over the years. Both work well.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Nice thanks. Will look into that

Second this. Synology has some really good products.

Slightly retro, but Blu-ray?

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Won’t work since I need to access the video files every now and then to edit

Not sure why, but it would be a clunky solution.

A permanent storage media such as Blu-ray could last centuries.

A NAS will last a decade if your lucky.

ภ๏รtг๏ภคยt 2y ago

I have a 1TB I'm not even close to filling....

Needing to store 5-10TB, blew my wig off. Lol.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

4K raw video footage takes a lot of space man

I’m using 9TB just for photos. I can’t imagine video. 🤯

Max DeMarco 2y ago

How do you store them

I built a NAS running TrueNAS Scale. I second Derek’s advice on Synology though. We use one at work. Rock solid.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

Ok nice. I’ll look into that thanks

Nice and Kind Vic 2y ago

make a copy. store offsite in a faraday container

Hetzner storage box... slow, last time I had it (few years back) but still attractive for 24€/mt 10TB.

Max DeMarco 2y ago

But then I gotta upload first all right? Uff

yep. I will take some time.

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Max DeMarco 2y ago

Thanks.

a1c19d09... 2y ago

Does it have to be accessible online?

Murdawk Media 2y ago

A NAS setup. Synology is user friendly.