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I just maintain my data hoard by copying it to ever newer media. As that happens the cost drops and the capacity increases.
by api 3y ago
I just maintain my data hoard by copying it to ever newer media. As that happens the cost drops and the capacity increases.
- midoridensha 3y agoThis isn't really happening much any more. Spinning-platter HDs are barely increasing in size any more (I got a 4TB portable drive 5 years ago that I still use; now, looking at what's available, 5TB is the max and 4TB is still at the high end). SSDs are growing, but still not cost-competitive with spinning platters, and not really reliable for long-term offline storage anyway like spinning platters. There just isn't that much demand for large-scale storage, since everyone just keeps their data "in the cloud" or has subscriptions to online services now. 20 years ago, HD sizes were doubling every year.