compression

I am somewhat of a data hoarder. But recently I filled my 40TB NAS. It is mostly video and blender files from animation work I do. I am considering some different methods for archive purposes. I have looked into tape a little bit, but it seems like an expensive option for a home user. I also...

So I just realized that 7Zip will compress to a WIM file... and after a little bit of testing.. (Im talking very little) I have a hypothesis that WIM compression is much more effective... Both in the time it takes, and the compression level. So why arent more people using WIM as the go - to...

Hi, is it possible to see the real space usage of a file in ZFS when e.g. lz4 compression is enabled? When I do a ls -l of a folder it looks like it shows the non-compressed size (or compression is completely ineffective for those files) though. Anyone already hampered with that kind of stuff...

Hey all, I wasn't sure where else to post. I'm looking for unique PCIe cards with drivers available to play around with. I just like trying out different things in my build. I keep finding really interesting, even if older / dated PCIe cards for data compression, SSL / crypto, etc but I end up...