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What data is unusable in compressed format? Images, videos, music are compressed. RAWs from my camera are compressed too. Even log files tend to be compressed.

What data is unusable in compressed format? Images, videos, music are compressed. RAWs from my camera are compressed too. Even log files tend to be compressed. What else do people store that would amount to multiples of 30TB and not already have some form of compression?

nightshift1 1y ago
Databases and their transaction logs, operating system files just to name a couple. Tape backups are not for home-labbers.