The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/better_life_please on 2024-12-10 05:57:43.

I’m low on budget (100 USD). I’ve got some half a TB personal files I don’t want to lose.

I’ve stored them on a 1 TB portable HDD for the last several years. I can’t trust it because I’m afraid it’ll fail some day (but it still operates well).

I have found several choices so far:

1. Get a portable 1 TB HDD
2. Get a 1 TB blue WD 3.5" HDD with an enclosure (not a great value for money)
3. Get a 4 TB desktop HDD (Seagate Expansion or WD Mybook)
4. Build some kind of cheap NAS system

I don’t have access to a PC though. Only Linux laptops (I’ll probably use ext4 or btrfs). And I won’t move the drive out of my room. I need one only for in-house use.

So what’s the better approach? Does any other solution exist?