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   On 18/01/2025 14:57, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   > I have a shelf with IDE/PATA and SATA drives from 200GB and up, that I have   
   > not had the heart to throw out. Would it be worth the trouble to find an   
   > enclosure and build a NAS out of them? Probably not. The enclosures that   
   > can hold 4-6 drives seem to cost twice what a 4 TB USB-3 archive drive   
   > costs, so a Pi-4, a USB-3 hub, and two of those wrapped up with rubber   
   > bands in a shoebox would be cheaper.   
      
   Cardboard, Ugh....   
      
   An old PC case will have plenty of decent air flow, and be able to hold   
   a proper PSU and if tall enough, many drives. Available for free, if you   
   look around. Obviously big, but so are shoeboxes...   
      
   With one of these drives, why not install a Pi at a trusted friend's   
   place for your off-site backup, and do one vice versa for his backups.   
   CrashPlan is such as system.   
      
   Or have a trailing USB cable permanently attached, so that once in a   
   while you can plug in either a mobile phone or a camera, and have the   
   contents of that device backed up (while also charging the battery?)   
      
   Anytime I'm seeing folks on YouTube messing with PATA IDE/SCSI Retro   
   hardware, they seem to be adding modern adaptors to plug- in SD memory   
   cards, so maybe that ship has sailed ...   
      
   --   
   Adrian C   
      
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