Yaaay got a 2TB HDD for free

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · edit-2 2 months ago

Yaaay got a 2TB HDD for free

one_old_coder@piefed.social · 2 months ago

You can store a lot of Linux ISOs on such a device!

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

Innumerable Linux ISOs shall be stored on this device. 🧙‍♂️

RovingDiary@lemmy.zip · 2 months ago

In this economy? Dayum. Protect it from AI data centers.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

100%. I go by this anyway:

It’s like… from a decade ago though 🤣 I think…

gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org · 2 months ago

the last one is good … “nope” xD

gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org · 2 months ago

ooh 2 TB … you know what you could do with it? download the entire Flashpoint Archive 😆 which is 1.68 TB coincidentally … 😅

VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 2 months ago

I never knew about this! This comment could be a post on like a YouShouldKnow community

gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org · 2 months ago

https://feddit.org/post/34463375

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

Holy CRAP what did you just introduce me to 😆❤️

gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org · 2 months ago

i know right!!! i just learned about it yesterday and have been playing games on it the entire day :D

here’s my favorite btw: Tanks - https://ooooooooo.ooo/?id=de8b82cc-8ce0-4bd7-85a9-85525d363fc7

🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Hooray! Homestuck is saved!

Davel23@fedia.io · 2 months ago

Might want to redact the serial number from your pictures. The likelyhood that someone could do something with it is low, but better safe than sorry.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

Thanks! I never thought of that… What are the risks?

Davel23@fedia.io · 2 months ago

As far as I know the worst someone could do is mess with the drive’s warranty status, but it’s a generally good idea to omit unique identifying information from public postings.

gedfromgont@piefed.ca · 2 months ago

Oof, it’s a Seagate. Just make sure you backup your important files!

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 2 months ago

Regardless of the brand or age, backup is a given part of the process.

All drives fail.

halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 2 months ago

I’ve had probably 2 dozen spinning HDDs over the last 25 or so years. I’ve only had 2 drive failures, both Seagate, and both less than a year outside the warranty.

Regardless of the numbers from data center reports, etc. showing how reliable they supposedly are, I’ll never trust a Seagate with any of my data again.

FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

I’ve had no Seagate failures in my life thus far, and I’ve got 5 drives from them by now. Backups aren’t optional so I just trust trust the data-center numbers.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 months ago

From like… A thousand years ago, but yeah 😁 backing up to a cloud, a local HDD and a portable storage device too!

EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app · 2 months ago

Yaaaaay!!