Videography
Photography
Downloading Machine Learning Models
Data for Training ML Models
Training ML Models
Gaming (the games themselves or saving replays)
Backing up movies/videos/images etc.
Backing up music
NAS
Take your pick, feel free to mix and match or add on to the list.
My mate has 120TB on his NAS and it’s about half full. He’s got programs that automatically download music, movies, shows, and more as soon as they’re released.
Scientific workloads often involve very large datasets. It might be high resolution data captured from various sensors, or it might be more “normal” data but in huge quantities. Assuming the data itself is high quality, larger datasets mean more accurate conclusions.
What does one need 6TB of storage for?
Videography
Photography
Downloading Machine Learning Models
Data for Training ML Models
Training ML Models
Gaming (the games themselves or saving replays)
Backing up movies/videos/images etc.
Backing up music
NAS
Take your pick, feel free to mix and match or add on to the list.
And music production, that takes a tonne of space.
Porn
My GOG and Bandcamp libraries.
My mate has 120TB on his NAS and it’s about half full. He’s got programs that automatically download music, movies, shows, and more as soon as they’re released.
Large capacity drives are good for backups, especially if you’re backing a lot of media, such as a DVD/Bluray collection.
Some people actually use their computer.
Scientific workloads often involve very large datasets. It might be high resolution data captured from various sensors, or it might be more “normal” data but in huge quantities. Assuming the data itself is high quality, larger datasets mean more accurate conclusions.