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Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate (www.vice.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Hard drives aren't great for archival in general, but any modern drive should work. Grab multiple brands and make at least two copies. Look for sales. Externals regularly go below $15/tb these days.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Word for the wise, those externals usually won't last 5+ years of constant use as an internal.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I've got 6 in a random mix of brands (Seagate and WD) 8-16Tb that are all older than that. Running 24/7 storing mostly random shit I download. Pulled one out recently because the USB controller died. Still works in a different enclosure now.

    I'd definitely have a different setup for data I actually cared about.

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