• TheWorldRolledMe@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The router may have log files pertinent to the investigation. It may be basic information unless it was setup otherwise but it’s more information that can help lead to a conviction (hah) and possibly a slap on the wrists followed by a stern finger wagging.

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      3 months ago

      Pretty sure the router doesn’t have persistent memory, so unplugging it wipes anything useful.

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        3 months ago

        Or for that matter, enough on board storage to store more than a few hours of logs at best. Logs generate obscene amounts of text per second.

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          I can put over 100 HD movies on a drive smaller than my thumbnail, but i get what you’re saying.

          I don’t really have a point, I’m just amazed that storage has advanced this far in my lifetime (80’s/90’s kid)

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            3 months ago

            Manufacturers for most devices are going cheap out on everything they can, see: cell phone industry and 3.5mm jacks, microSD card slots, etc. More storage ups the cost by quite a bit more than the storage itself actually costs for a new phone (but don’t worry, the phone manufacturer offers cloud storage (as a paid service)!

            Storage has improved amazingly over a short period of time, there’s individual drives with more than 20 terabytes these days

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              3 months ago
              1. I totally agree with you

              2. Dude! I bought 16TB HDDs for my NAS for less than $300 each. What the hell!? I was paying just over $16 per terabyte!

              I’m an old fart from the 1.44MB disc days. I thought burning DVDs was cool. This is just…

              I have hundreds of movies and shows. I could watch 8hrs a day for a year and not rewatch anything in my collection. It’s amazing. Rejoice in it