Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Space efficency
From:    nelgin
Date:    Sat Jul 11, 2026 17:28

@VIA: EOTLBBS
  Re: Space efficency
  By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Jun 14 2026 10:54:00

 > It seems most apps take up 500mb/1gb of space now. Its perverse. I do feel
 > like I should get a 8TB HDD
 > to use the non SSD type apps. So if its music/digital books etc.

For storage of music I have a pair of 8TB hard drives in an LVM mirror. Access is pretty quick. Obviously writing takes a little longer but you would never really notice is, plus its much cheaper per gb.

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