The storage problem

Christo · 22 Aug 2007 at 23:38

I have 1Tb of hard disk space - and its completely full. The majority of it is backed up on DVD (The important stuff anyway), and I have an external drive as a double backup which I do so every 2 weeks to a month.

My issue is What to do about extra space? I need another Hard disk but my PC wont fit another HD, and a 1Tb Hard disk is very expensive indeed. Surely some of you are in the same situation? What have you done to solve it?

I'd like to have a RAID mirror solution in addition to my current setup - anyone know of any decent but not too pricey RAID boxes? Am I going in overkill with the RAID option? Howabout a NAS - is this a viable option?

Anyone else feel that Hard drives arent increasing in size quick enough!

Christo · 23 Aug 2007 at 10:26

Moses99p said:
i ran out of space for movies, music, etc I just bought one of these,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-094-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=911

So I have 800GB of storage now, might get another ^^ though

How come you use so much space?

Yes but how do you backup? Thats my issue - having loast a whole HD's data once, I dont intend to again!

Christo · 23 Aug 2007 at 12:32

I have a small case there are only x2 5.25" slots and one of my HD's (Both 500Gb) is mounted on the bottom of the case - I may be able to suspend another internally, but its not the best solution.

I'll have another look through my data but pretty sure I wont delete much, I cant!

I am looking for a longer term solution, and am thinking a RAID box is the best way to go. If only Blu ray were better priced!

Christo · 23 Aug 2007 at 12:51

Mixeh said:
Is buying a larger case not an option? Then as previously said whack in a few more 500GB drives..

Not really, I want a small and silent case - took me a while to get it just right. In the long long run a server would be the solution - however in a small room its not an option yet.