Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv...
by metalman on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @05:53AM
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I am begining to dislike mint, that I incidentaly downoaded via mobile data onto an old hinky android phone, then put on a usb drive with a usb/c adapter, with "etchDroid", and booted an ancient desk top with.
The phone I have now, has a sim tray with places for 2 SIM's and an SD card, so with one of these 1TB, USB-C drives and a 1 TB SD card, it should be possible to carry a local copy of OSM, and a copy of wikipedia(text only) with plenty of room left, the full wiki is a monsterous 410 TB
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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv...
by backscratches on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @02:01PM
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Every Wikipedia article including pictures is ~111GB. Unless you want all of the edit history then maybe you are right.
I have had Wikipedia on my phone for years, local search is fast enough. I also recommend Wiktionary, which has practically every word in every language and is less than 10GB.
Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv...
by metalman on Thursday November 13, 2025 @06:08AM
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ok!thanks
I took the numbers I found at face value.
Having local copys of OSM and wiki will be a
big asset for work, as mobile data is my only source, and it is not exactly reliable.
though I do have enough data on my business plan to indulge in an occasional download frenzy from the awsome site you linked.