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How do you transfer more than 1 terabyte from PC to PC? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

This will depend on the relative placement of these PCs

Has anybody here thrown out their physical media? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

I assume hard drives are not considered "physical" for some reason?

Write protected 230GB USB flash drive in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

What's the model of the flash drive?

Is it normal that Windows’s automatic SSD optimisation / re-trim sometimes generates a lot of writes? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

You're concerned about 20GBs a day, really?

I am sure that it’s not because of another program or Windows updates.

there is literally no other way

TRIM doesn't write to the drive. It's a completely different operation.

Using a not strapped HDD in a case that is slightly magnetic. [Be quiet 500DX] in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l-6qWaZpVQ

Is it better to clone a failing HDD than manually backing it up via copy/paste? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I'd stop and ask on r/datarecovery, consider professional recovery. Might be a mechanical issue.

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How do I use WinHex to repair a corrupted chunk of data? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

Same answer as the last time you posted https://www.reddit.com/r/datarecovery/comments/186yhtt/how_do_i_repair_this_corrupted_chunk_of_data/

Is it better to clone a failing HDD than manually backing it up via copy/paste? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

Cloning, but only with proper software. ddrescue or HDDSuperClone. Can't be done under Windows due to Windows limitations.

Bad block on brand new drive in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

by "bad block" you mean a read error? what does smart say?

ZFS error vs smartctl, disk need to be replaced? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

197 pending sectors, 5 reallocated

yes, this drive is cooked

Exos X20 bought direct from Newegg on Black Friday, Zero warranty? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Newegg never changes...

Best way to store audio recordings? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

[–] Sopel97@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

This should be only like 25GB (at 256kbps). Have multiple HDDs/SSDs with copies. Backup to cloud. Don't bother with optical media unless you have a BluRay writer already.