I have a RPi 5 with a M.2 SSD (using the mini-pci interface). It is quite fast. I also have another drive (rotating rust) on a USB-SATA interface and it is fast enough.
At Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:49:28 +0300 "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can't resist noting that using a Raspberry Pi in this way can be very slow. > Using USB for file transfer and storage is a bottleneck that loses its luster > after a time. > > â£David T. â > > On Sep 10, 2024, 2:31â¯AM, at 2:31â¯AM, Kalpesh Patel > <[email protected]> wrote: > >Raspberry PI can handle USB drives no problem -- get an externally > >powered one, possibly hardware raid type one . You can load up NTFS > >package for it and share it out as CIFS which would be equivalent of a > >NAS box. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bruce Griffis <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, September 09, 2024 4:09 PM > >To: Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]>; [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google > >Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server? > > > >I'll need to take a closer look at CryptSync. I did go and install > >syncthing and am synchronizing GnuCash files for my family, my mom (I'm > >her Power of Attorney) and an eBay side hustle. Three sets of books. > >Three completely different sets of banks/credit cards/debit cards, ... > > > >I yoinked my GnuCash files off Google drive and Microsoft OneDrive. > > > >Next up is a backup solution. I back up my Ubuntu desktop to USB and my > >Win11 laptop to OneDrive. I have a Raspberry PI 3B in a little > >enclosure setting unused. I have a tablet style display for it, and a > >USB drive to connect to it. I need to fire it up and see if it can > >power a traditional USB drive. I also have an SSD drive, but don't > >really trust that for long term use as a backup. Alternatively, I could > >just buy a NAS. > > > >I want to get away from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive for > >sensitive files. > > > >On 9/8/24 09:46, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > >> If you are paranoid about cloud provider snooping into your files and > >folders when storing data in the cloud, please look into excellent open > >source tool called CryptSync > >(https://tools.stefankueng.com/CryptSync.html) which I have mentioned > >it in the past. It works as advertised so far. I do not rely on > >anyone's word once that data leaves my control as they can change their > >prerogative at their whims. I've been in IT world far too long to know > >this for sure, sadly! > >> > >> (snip) > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >gnucash-user mailing list > >[email protected] > >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >----- > >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services [email protected] -- Webhosting Services
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