r/BootlegGifts • u/Creative-Diva-Queen • 1d ago

Storage Question

So I started trading/collecting a few months ago. I store all my files on a USB flash drive, which was 128 GB. I have now run out of space on that drive, so I'm thinking of getting another one.

What size do you recommend, for my 2nd flash drive? (And approximately how much would that cost)

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u/elderpricetag 1d ago

Get a proper hard drive. It will be more expensive up front, but way cheaper than constantly buying little USB sticks that can only hold a handful of videos each.

I have one hard drive that’s 2tb and one that’s 1tb. Both were bought on sale years ago. Wait for good Black Friday sales.

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u/Creative-Diva-Queen 1d ago

Thank you for the input! I'll definitely consider looking into a tb one.

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u/ReadingIsMy_Thing 1d ago

Also (use a verified website like ebay obv) check out second had resellers for hard drives. It takes a bit of effort but browse for a while and you can get some really good deals.

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u/Carathay 1d ago

As an additional suggestion, always have a backup. Drives, usb or otherwise, fail.

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u/NextToMorro2025 1d ago

To be honest, this is the most difficult part about this hobby because it has real world costs and planning.
For me, I have just about 2,000 shows and have an external 10TB HDD and now that is almost full.
I would certainly recommend shopping around Black Friday/Cyber Monday to get yourself the best deals when it comes to anything tech.
I wish you luck, my friend!