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cargo said:
>Made a copy of the initial copy, trimmed down the largest folder (/data/video/) and wiped the HttTrack cache and burnt the remainder onto a disc. It's pretty amusing browsing this site with corresponding whirring and clicking from a DVD reader/writer.
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Disc got raped by my idiocy. My snapshot to replace the former archive that I began earlier got rudely interrupted by server issues. Take it or leave it. 560 threads all to varying degrees of thoroughness, mostly incredibly lacking. No attachments. Just basic CSS, JS and HTML. 288MB unzipped.
https://files.catbox.moe/dcqpw2.zip
 
wobbles said:
Is tape storage for archival a meme or does it actually hold benefits over other storage formats?
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One benefit is that they can store a lot of data than what is commerically available. The LTO tape drive and cartridges that I have are LTO-6 which have a maximum capacity of 2.5TB (uncompressed). I have barely filled one up with a lot of data that I've held, such as BD remuxes of shows and movies I like, books, music, photos, etc. I still have a couple cartridges. The issue when using one nowadays is drivers and speed. I am stuck with using Windows Server 2022 (or until I decide to install FreeBSD in the future), newer Windows versions aren't supported anymore. I have tested it out on FreeBSD and it works, but the software on Windows is more convenient for me. Copying a 100GB file depends from 20 minutes to an hour, but it still is faster than other storage mediums available. You'd also have to perform maintenence on it with a cleaning cartridge every couple of months, the software included from the drivers I use (Quantum) have an indiciator as to when cleaning is required and it is included in the LTFS software on Linux or BSD.

Now, for cost. As I've mentioned in the beginning of the thread, I was able to snag one for cheap, there was a listing for it on Craigslist from a university that was replacing its own equipment. You'd have to find some similar listing as that is where you'll get it for cheap and the most likely place you'll find one, as it is enterprise hardware. Trying to buy a drive online is extremely expensive, including the cartridges, mine were gained from an auction on eBay, but they've gotten cheaper though. You'd also have to get a computer where you can connect it via SAS, either through a PCIE card or through an enclosure.

yeah i know he isnt gonna read this
 
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Zuse said:
One benefit is that they can store a lot of data than what is commerically available. The LTO tape drive and cartridges that I have are LTO-6 which have a maximum capacity of 2.5TB (uncompressed). I have barely filled one up with a lot of data that I've held, such as BD remuxes of shows and movies I like, books, music, photos, etc. I still have a couple cartridges. The issue when using one nowadays is drivers and speed. I am stuck with using Windows Server 2022 (or until I decide to install FreeBSD in the future), newer Windows versions aren't supported anymore. I have tested it out on FreeBSD and it works, but the software on Windows is more convenient for me. Copying a 100GB file depends from 20 minutes to an hour, but it still is faster than other storage mediums available. You'd also have to perform maintenence on it with a cleaning cartridge every couple of months, the software included from the drivers I use (Quantum) have an indiciator as to when cleaning is required and it is included in the LTFS software on Linux or BSD.

Now, for cost. As I've mentioned in the beginning of the thread, I was able to snag one for cheap, there was a listing for it on Craigslist from a university that was replacing its own equipment. You'd have to find some similar listing as that is where you'll get it for cheap and the most likely place you'll find one, as it is enterprise hardware. Trying to buy a drive online is extremely expensive, including the cartridges, mine were gained from an auction on eBay, but they've gotten cheaper though. You'd also have to get a computer where you can connect it via SAS, either through a PCIE card or through an enclosure.

yeah i know he isnt gonna read this
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cargo is gone
 
Zuse said:
One benefit is that they can store a lot of data than what is commerically available. The LTO tape drive and cartridges that I have are LTO-6 which have a maximum capacity of 2.5TB (uncompressed). I have barely filled one up with a lot of data that I've held, such as BD remuxes of shows and movies I like, books, music, photos, etc. I still have a couple cartridges. The issue when using one nowadays is drivers and speed. I am stuck with using Windows Server 2022 (or until I decide to install FreeBSD in the future), newer Windows versions aren't supported anymore. I have tested it out on FreeBSD and it works, but the software on Windows is more convenient for me. Copying a 100GB file depends from 20 minutes to an hour, but it still is faster than other storage mediums available. You'd also have to perform maintenence on it with a cleaning cartridge every couple of months, the software included from the drivers I use (Quantum) have an indiciator as to when cleaning is required and it is included in the LTFS software on Linux or BSD.

Now, for cost. As I've mentioned in the beginning of the thread, I was able to snag one for cheap, there was a listing for it on Craigslist from a university that was replacing its own equipment. You'd have to find some similar listing as that is where you'll get it for cheap and the most likely place you'll find one, as it is enterprise hardware. Trying to buy a drive online is extremely expensive, including the cartridges, mine were gained from an auction on eBay, but they've gotten cheaper though. You'd also have to get a computer where you can connect it via SAS, either through a PCIE card or through an enclosure.

yeah i know he isnt gonna read this
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Isn't it really stable?
Modern versions atleast
 

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