▲ 8 ▼ Is it worth it to hoard APK Games? I have like 1000+ APK of games I downloaded from 2011-2016 (alien.top) submitted 2 years ago by lemonaintsour@alien.top [B] to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BoxesFromEbay@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) for only 8 gigs i wouldn't even bother thinking about it tbh permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children) Most of them are not in playstore anymore and this folder includes OBBs. I tried running some of them but unfortunately they dont run anymore. At least on android 9+. I have deleted them now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Deses@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do you ask, then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vysair@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago OP thought 8gb is a lot and were proud to show it off. I had like 50gb of apk and shit. It's not that I dont want to deletes it, I just lost it in my nested folder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pixaline@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) No offense, but that was stupid. It's 8 gigabyte. It doesn't cost you anything to keep 8 GB around. If you're really needing that space just get a flash drive or something and save it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know but I have to let them go I guess for my mental health too. I just hope this wont be me back in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cr0n0x@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago So on the grand scheme of things, someone out there is definitely holding on to them so no harm no foul. That being said, what the guy at the top comment implied is that 8GB is such a small amount of space that you shouldn't even have to "worry" about keeping it, just keep it because its so small it won't do you no harm to have it around. Or dump it into data hoarders and let someone else take the storing burden. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Monkeyman824@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I have probably 500GB on my HDD that I just don’t feel like deleting. Sometimes I download folder gets up to 500+GB before I notice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] smaiderman@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago What for? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rwbronco@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Lol right? I’ve got 8gb on an empty flash drive from 10 years ago. I download game patches bigger than that on the regular permalink fedilink source parent [–] EtherMan@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You could have tried on an older android device first. But for 8 gigs, I wouldn't even have bothered. I'd just throw them in a bucket and be done with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nebakanezzer@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Or emulator permalink fedilink source parent [–] susbaconhair_skribbz@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Are you mad?? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mexter@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I would assume you could emulate an older version of Android and run them on that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] the-absolute-chad@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Idk why people are downvote u lol, if they don't work and hold no value to you anymore, there's no reason to keep it, whether it's 100gb, 100gb or 100mb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tetra_hex@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago The downvotes are because OP made this post asking if is worth it to keep it. Then goes on and deletes them anyway. Why ask if you've already decided what you were going to do in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grouchy_fox@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago They do still work, just not on the latest version of android. Old devices and emulators still exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SupposablyAtTheZoo@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Android 14 won't run any of these old apps (only allows 64 bit) so it was pointless to keep anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children) Most of them are not in playstore anymore and this folder includes OBBs. I tried running some of them but unfortunately they dont run anymore. At least on android 9+. I have deleted them now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Deses@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do you ask, then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vysair@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago OP thought 8gb is a lot and were proud to show it off. I had like 50gb of apk and shit. It's not that I dont want to deletes it, I just lost it in my nested folder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pixaline@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) No offense, but that was stupid. It's 8 gigabyte. It doesn't cost you anything to keep 8 GB around. If you're really needing that space just get a flash drive or something and save it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know but I have to let them go I guess for my mental health too. I just hope this wont be me back in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cr0n0x@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago So on the grand scheme of things, someone out there is definitely holding on to them so no harm no foul. That being said, what the guy at the top comment implied is that 8GB is such a small amount of space that you shouldn't even have to "worry" about keeping it, just keep it because its so small it won't do you no harm to have it around. Or dump it into data hoarders and let someone else take the storing burden. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Monkeyman824@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I have probably 500GB on my HDD that I just don’t feel like deleting. Sometimes I download folder gets up to 500+GB before I notice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] smaiderman@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago What for? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rwbronco@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Lol right? I’ve got 8gb on an empty flash drive from 10 years ago. I download game patches bigger than that on the regular permalink fedilink source parent [–] EtherMan@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You could have tried on an older android device first. But for 8 gigs, I wouldn't even have bothered. I'd just throw them in a bucket and be done with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nebakanezzer@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Or emulator permalink fedilink source parent [–] susbaconhair_skribbz@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Are you mad?? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mexter@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I would assume you could emulate an older version of Android and run them on that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] the-absolute-chad@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Idk why people are downvote u lol, if they don't work and hold no value to you anymore, there's no reason to keep it, whether it's 100gb, 100gb or 100mb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tetra_hex@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago The downvotes are because OP made this post asking if is worth it to keep it. Then goes on and deletes them anyway. Why ask if you've already decided what you were going to do in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grouchy_fox@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago They do still work, just not on the latest version of android. Old devices and emulators still exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SupposablyAtTheZoo@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Android 14 won't run any of these old apps (only allows 64 bit) so it was pointless to keep anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deses@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do you ask, then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vysair@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago OP thought 8gb is a lot and were proud to show it off. I had like 50gb of apk and shit. It's not that I dont want to deletes it, I just lost it in my nested folder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vysair@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago OP thought 8gb is a lot and were proud to show it off. I had like 50gb of apk and shit. It's not that I dont want to deletes it, I just lost it in my nested folder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pixaline@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) No offense, but that was stupid. It's 8 gigabyte. It doesn't cost you anything to keep 8 GB around. If you're really needing that space just get a flash drive or something and save it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know but I have to let them go I guess for my mental health too. I just hope this wont be me back in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cr0n0x@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago So on the grand scheme of things, someone out there is definitely holding on to them so no harm no foul. That being said, what the guy at the top comment implied is that 8GB is such a small amount of space that you shouldn't even have to "worry" about keeping it, just keep it because its so small it won't do you no harm to have it around. Or dump it into data hoarders and let someone else take the storing burden. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Monkeyman824@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I have probably 500GB on my HDD that I just don’t feel like deleting. Sometimes I download folder gets up to 500+GB before I notice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] smaiderman@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago What for? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rwbronco@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Lol right? I’ve got 8gb on an empty flash drive from 10 years ago. I download game patches bigger than that on the regular permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemonaintsour@alien.top [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know but I have to let them go I guess for my mental health too. I just hope this wont be me back in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cr0n0x@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago So on the grand scheme of things, someone out there is definitely holding on to them so no harm no foul. That being said, what the guy at the top comment implied is that 8GB is such a small amount of space that you shouldn't even have to "worry" about keeping it, just keep it because its so small it won't do you no harm to have it around. Or dump it into data hoarders and let someone else take the storing burden. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cr0n0x@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago So on the grand scheme of things, someone out there is definitely holding on to them so no harm no foul. That being said, what the guy at the top comment implied is that 8GB is such a small amount of space that you shouldn't even have to "worry" about keeping it, just keep it because its so small it won't do you no harm to have it around. Or dump it into data hoarders and let someone else take the storing burden. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Monkeyman824@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I have probably 500GB on my HDD that I just don’t feel like deleting. Sometimes I download folder gets up to 500+GB before I notice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rwbronco@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Lol right? I’ve got 8gb on an empty flash drive from 10 years ago. I download game patches bigger than that on the regular permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EtherMan@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You could have tried on an older android device first. But for 8 gigs, I wouldn't even have bothered. I'd just throw them in a bucket and be done with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nebakanezzer@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Or emulator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] susbaconhair_skribbz@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Are you mad?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mexter@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago I would assume you could emulate an older version of Android and run them on that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the-absolute-chad@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Idk why people are downvote u lol, if they don't work and hold no value to you anymore, there's no reason to keep it, whether it's 100gb, 100gb or 100mb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tetra_hex@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago The downvotes are because OP made this post asking if is worth it to keep it. Then goes on and deletes them anyway. Why ask if you've already decided what you were going to do in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grouchy_fox@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago They do still work, just not on the latest version of android. Old devices and emulators still exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tetra_hex@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago The downvotes are because OP made this post asking if is worth it to keep it. Then goes on and deletes them anyway. Why ask if you've already decided what you were going to do in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grouchy_fox@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago They do still work, just not on the latest version of android. Old devices and emulators still exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SupposablyAtTheZoo@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago Android 14 won't run any of these old apps (only allows 64 bit) so it was pointless to keep anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
