even unzipped folders
That sounds super interesting, does it keep the folder structure intact? Because having to zip a folder to be able to download a folder with its structure intact is super annoying.
Edit: Oh it’s just for uploading, still very cool though.
The bullshit jobs are tiring too though, after all you have to deal with a lot of bullshit.
I’d write it down / take photos just in case… But also remember being able to swap SATA cables without anything breaking. It’s been a while since I had to fiddle with the hardware though, so that memory isn’t super reliable.
I once did a whole bunch of research looking into turning my old gaming laptop into a Nas/Homeserver.
And buying the supporting hardware to get more than the three SATA ports it had (mcpie adapter and SATA card and a power supply) would have been more jank and expensive than buying a used desktop in a big case and using that instead.
I’d say it does make sense, the only thing I lost is power efficiency, but I’m trying to not think too hard about that :D
With the right software most consumer hardware can be a decent server, although not having ECC ram kinda sucks. Usually most motherboards have enough SATA ports for a few drives and if not, just add a PCIE card that does.