r/DataHoarder
973k members
r/DataHoarder is a subreddit with 973k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses storage, struggling, looking for, backup, and download, and they frequently recommend/review backup software, cloud storage solution, and backup solution.
This is a sub that aims at bringing data hoarders together to share their passion with like minded people.
Popular Themes in r/DataHoarder
#1
Solution Requests
: "Backup 60 - 100 TB: how, where?"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Is it necessary to have two copies of everything?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Soundproofing NAS and metallica cabinet"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Wouldn't it be cool if you could search your whole video library for an object or a phrase someone said, fully offline?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "The prices are killing data hoarding"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DataHoarder
#1
Storage
: "Will a HDD die faster when put in a nas vs used as cold Storage ?"
93 posts
#2
Struggling
50 posts
#3
Looking For
47 posts
#4
Backup
: "Backup 60 - 100 TB: how, where?"
45 posts
#5
Download
: "What OF Download tools are you guys using these days?"
28 posts
#6
Data
: "CERN Data tapes"
26 posts
#7
Drive
: "Opened a sealed 6tb seagate expansion Drive from walmart and found this"
25 posts
#8
Archive
: "Did anyone happen to Archive Milspec Mojo?"
25 posts
#9
Drives
: "If you have 20+ external Drives, what’s your workflow for knowing what’s on each drive without plugging them all in?"
24 posts
#10
Nas
: "Setting my Boss Up With a Nas to Replace OneDrive"
22 posts
Products Discussed in r/DataHoarder
Backup Software
102 reviews
#1
FreeFileSync
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#2
Uranium Backup
4.9★ from 7 reviews
#3
Veeam
4.3★ from 6 reviews
Cloud Storage Solution
49 reviews
#1
Backblaze
4.1★ from 11 reviews
#2
Amazon
2.7★ from 7 reviews
#3
Microsoft
3.4★ from 5 reviews
Backup Solution
35 reviews
#1
Backblaze
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Veeam
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Synology
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/DataHoarder
#1
Question/Advice
: "Sometimes people on FB marketplace just don’t know what they have"
80 posts
#2
Discussion
: "A popular K-pop fancam channel with 6000 4K videos will be deleted by YouTube within 48 hours"
39 posts
#3
Hoarder-Setups
: "The prices are killing data hoarding"
21 posts
#4
Backup
: "Datahoarder’s 2nd worse nightmare"
17 posts
#5
News
: "Amazon to begin prosecuting return fraud"
10 posts
#6
Free-Post Friday!
: "CERN data tapes"
8 posts
#7
Guide/How-to
: "Rpgmaker forum shutting down"
7 posts
#8
Scripts/Software
: "I built an Epstein Files RAG"
7 posts
#9
Mod Update
: "Mod update: regarding the flood of HDD/SSD price posts, and AI slop."
1 post
#10
My 401k is now gone
: "Can't say no to less than U$8/TB and my wife knows it (she doesn't -sigh)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/DataHoarder
Yearly
+115k members(13.3%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026