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10-09-2019, 11:29 AM
Not sure if this is the place for this but I'm sure someone will let me know Smile

I'm actually looking for a "digital filing cabinet" /chuckle. Seriously, I've had access to a server and now I'm moving and need everything in the server to be retained elsewhere - without fear of deletion.

Anyone have any recommendations/advice/suggestions besides external hard drives?

Thanks so very much!
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10-09-2019, 11:39 AM
I much prefer having my stuff on one of my external drives instead of on someone's cloud.

Someone wanted me to put this here: http://rollingsteeltent.blogspot.com/
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As do I, but I have about 4TBs of data and I just can't afford external hard drives at the moment.
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10-09-2019, 02:32 PM
You can get a 4TB hard drive for under 100 bucks on Amazon. Might be better than a monthly storage fee.... Dropbox, for instance, is $120/year for only 2TB, or almost $200/year for 3TB - and still not enough storage for you. I'm sure there's cheaper options than Dropbox, they're just one of the most popular, and a good reference point for pricing.
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10-09-2019, 02:57 PM
4TB Seagate at Walmart — $96.18
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Seagate-4TB-E...0/48775102

Or go to some trade show where they're giving away memory sticks as a promotional item. You might need a box of them, but hey, they're free. Smile

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