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Streaming games from a NAS seemed like a great idea until I hit these 4 problems
Surprisingly doable, occasionally painful, always weird!
My new NAS only turns on once a month. Here's why that's not as crazy as it sounds
Not all storage advice applies to everyone, and this proves it
Lifetime cloud storage deals aren't a "scam," but they might as well be
It's all fun and games until you're locked out of the "lifetime" storage you bought.
Why I always "burn in" new HDDs before adding them to my NAS
You need to stress 'em a bit before you fire them up.
Stop leaving hard drives in a drawer: Why 'Bit Rot' is destroying your data
Why your unplugged hard drive is slowly deleting itself
6 common habits that silently kill external HDDs before their time
Your external hard drive is more fragile than you think
I quieted my noisy HDD and added years to its life with a $2 strip of Velcro
Velcro has more uses than just fastening things
I let AI handle my Plex transcode and saved 8.5TB without lifting a finger
A five-node Tdarr setup processed thousands of files while preserving the content I actually watch.
Your USB flash drive gets slower every time you use it (and the easy fix you don't want to hear)
Practical tips and blunt realities show why bulky storage, poor controllers, and wear turn snappy flash into sluggish drives.
This NVMe SSD mistake leaves performance on the table before Windows even starts
Optimize your SSD: It's worth its weight in gold (quite literally)
You’re probably buying the wrong hard drive, and this 341,000-HDD study proves it
Thousands of massive hard drives just exposed a problem with buying cheap storage
6 junk Facebook Marketplace finds that are secretly hiding free hard drives
$50 and a lot of patience can get you some more storage
I started keeping an "offline" NAS. It’s the only backup I actually trust
It stays safely tucked away when it isn't in use.
This forgotten SATA trick made my cheap old SSD feel brand new
Your SSD has been asking for some breathing room this whole time!
I spent days trying to trigger Android's battery drain alert, but my phone outsmarted me
I tried everything I could to trigger Android's hidden battery warning. I was shocked why it never appeared.
Deleting files isn't enough: Why businesses' hard drive destruction methods are failing
Quick formats and smashed housings often preserve readable platter fragments that labs can rebuild into usable data.
My decade-old Xeon server lost to a budget UGREEN NAS in every way that matters
New NAS hardware made my former bargain difficult to justify.
Your mesh Wi-Fi's backhaul is destroying your NAS performance
A wireless backhaul can be a big problem for a NAS.