u/stayintheshadows

It's just not feasible to drop $5,000 upgrading from 8TB drives to 28TB drives. What are you all doing? Just deleting your backups and ISOs? I am at 90% on one of my NAS and it is barking at me. My other NAS is already made up of leftovers (2tb, 4tb, 1tb NVME, etc.).

I desperately want to replace my 5-bay with 5x 28tb drives, but can't afford it and send my kid to college.

First time Costa Rica trip with family. Wanting some critique on the plan. Flights, AirBNBs, and rental car booked, really wanting to make sure the days aren't too full or I am not missing something obvious. I'm super anxious about traveling, espeically with a group, so I do over plan some. Looking forward to the trip and thanks for any tips!

📆 Day 1 — Arrival Near the Airport

• Evening — Arrival + Check‑in

• Land at SJO in the evening

• Pick up rental car

• Short drive to lodging near the airport

• Light dinner + rest

📆 Day 2 — Drive from Central Valley → Pacific Coast

• Morning — Depart Central Valley

• Breakfast near the airport

• Drive toward the Pacific coast (approx. 3 hours)

• Optional stop at a crocodile bridge overlook

• Optional stop in a beach town for lunch

• Afternoon — Coastal Arrival

• Grocery stop in nearby town

• Check into lodging in the coastal jungle area

• Pool + relax

• Dinner in nearby town

📆 Day 3 — National Park: Wildlife + Beaches

• Morning — National Park Visit

• Early arrival at national park entrance

• Guided wildlife tour (sloths, monkeys, birds)

• Beach time inside the park

• Midday — Lunch

• Lunch near the park entrance

• Afternoon — Relaxation

• Return to lodging

• Pool, naps, wildlife watching

• Evening — Dinner

• Dinner in nearby town

📆 Day 4 — Beach Morning → Drive to Volcano Region

• Morning — Beach Time

• Visit main public beach

• Optional: smaller cove beach or parasailing

• Late Morning — Depart Coast → Volcano Region

• Drive inland toward volcano area (approx. 3.5–4.5 hours)

• Optional stops at fruit stands and scenic viewpoints

• Afternoon — Arrival

• Check into lodging with volcano views

• Pool + jacuzzi + relax

• Evening — Dinner

• Dinner in nearby town

📆 Day 5 — Hanging Bridges, Coffee/Chocolate, Hot Springs

• Morning — Hanging Bridges

• Breakfast at lodging

• Drive to hanging bridges park (approx. 20 min)

• 2–3 hour self‑guided or guided walk

• Midday — Lunch

• Lunch in town

• Afternoon — Coffee + Chocolate Tour

• Short drive to farm

• 2‑hour combined tour

• Evening — Hot Springs

• Drive to hot springs resort (10–15 min)

• Soak + dinner

• Return to lodging

📆 Day 6 — Volcano Region → Central Valley

• Morning — Depart Volcano Region

• Breakfast + pack

• Drive toward Central Valley (approx. 3 hours)

• Optional Midday Activities

• Volcano crater viewpoint (requires timed tickets)

• Wildlife rescue center tour

• Afternoon — Check‑in Near Airport

• Check into lodging near airport

• Pack + prep for early flight

• Evening — Dinner

• Early night

📆 Day 7 — Departure Day

• Early Morning — Airport

• Return rental car

• Airport check‑in

• Morning flight home

I updated UNVR and Protect one after the other (don't remember the order) and now my main disk says repairing for the last 3 days, all of my recordings are inaccessible, and all of my ONVIF cameras went offline. It was working fine enough but I got sick of seeing the update notification.

Why do I even update anything anymore?? Seems to only break.