The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BobbythebreinHeenan on 2024-12-25 20:54:00.

im Going through the process of upgrading my videos to 4k. I’ve been using 1080p for a long time. I’d been storing everything on 16 tb western digital mybook external drive. But with this 4k upgrade I’m working on, I bought two WD 20tb external,drives. And I’ve got maybe 5tb left.

I kept the original 16tb as my main backup for essential stuff that I can’t recover. rare videos and files. The rest is expendable on my 20tb drives. Though I’d be sad if it was damaged. But everything is u;timately replaceable.

my main question is do I need to quit Mickey Mousing around playing with these WD drives? Every couple years I upgrade my drives and get a bigger external and transfer everything over. Leaving the old ones for backup.

is this an ok setup for video content? I’d like to set up a plex server soon. Or even run Infuse. Do I need to bite the bullet and buy something more serious?