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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/sc0ut_0 on 2026-08-16 18:07:03+00:00.

Hey all,

After investing weeks into ripping my personal DVD collection and I have nearly 2 TB of movies and data, I am realizing how devastated I would be if I lost everything.

Currently I have a single 8TB drive, and I am looking to expand that to 2 so that I can mirror using raid to account for drive failure. RAID isn’t backup so I know that this is my “first” copy of my data.

I would then like to obtain a 3rd 8TB drive that I will plug in, copy once every 2-3 months, and then store disconnected. This will functionally act as my “second” copy.

But for my “third” copy the 3-2-1 rule also demands an off-site backup. What are you all using that will account for the multi-TB of storage? I know that AWS offers “cold” storage that is cheap but a pain to get back with a low monthly cost.

Thanks!