Well, maybe not the entire internet but I plan to download all of the Wikipedia over time. I figure it will be good to have a local copy of it for when the zombie apocolypse happens.
Thankfully I can do all the downloading I want from 3 am to 6 am during the free zone.
http://xowa.org/index.html is what I plan to use to download the entire Wikipedia.
The small version of the Wikipedia is 2 GB and the complete version is 100 GB.
Thankfully I can do all the downloading I want from 3 am to 6 am during the free zone.
http://xowa.org/index.html is what I plan to use to download the entire Wikipedia.
The small version of the Wikipedia is 2 GB and the complete version is 100 GB.
Stephen Rice, Champion
Posted 9 months ago
Stephen Rice, Champion
Stephen Rice, Champion
So I think I have finally finished downloading the entire Wikipedia. I downloaded it using Internet Download Manager and a bunch of zip files from the XOWA site. I have downloaded a grand total of 180 GB of Wikipedia data.
Tonight I am copying the files to my 4 TB hard drive, and when I get around to it, I will start unzipping the contents. I'm curious to see how much data this is when its all unzipped.
As of right now, I've used 268 GB for the month, on a Liberty 12 plan. So far I've only used 8.7 GB of my 12 GB priority data. My plan restarts on April 4th.
Tonight I am copying the files to my 4 TB hard drive, and when I get around to it, I will start unzipping the contents. I'm curious to see how much data this is when its all unzipped.
As of right now, I've used 268 GB for the month, on a Liberty 12 plan. So far I've only used 8.7 GB of my 12 GB priority data. My plan restarts on April 4th.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
I am a little unsure why you would download Wikipedia, which isn't exactly the most reliable source of information on the internet. Then again, probably more reliable than the New York Times.
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Stephen Rice, Champion
When the zombie apocalypse happens, I will have access to an encyclopedia and you won't.
You can never have to much reference material for survival.
You can never have to much reference material for survival.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
Call Wikipedia an encyclopedia is a bit of a stretch :).
Stephen Rice, Champion
It's better than nothing. What resource will you use for knowledge when the nuclear bomb goes off?
Stephen Rice, Champion
Stephen Rice, Champion
Stephen Rice, Champion
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Stephen Rice, Champion
I had a handful of corrupt files I had to download over again but all is well now. The total size of my Wikipedia download is 189 GB, all downloaded during the late night free zone without using any of my priority data.
My local copy of the Wikipedia is working great and I plan to update it once a year. Its a huge download, but should the antennas stop working on Viasat 1, I will still have a localized copy of the "internet" including all of the Wikipedia .
In addition to the Wikipedia, I have over 1,500 videos stored on my Plex server.
That is a grand total of 1.61 TB of content being stored on my external 4 TB hard drive. I'm a happy camper and I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse.
My local copy of the Wikipedia is working great and I plan to update it once a year. Its a huge download, but should the antennas stop working on Viasat 1, I will still have a localized copy of the "internet" including all of the Wikipedia .
In addition to the Wikipedia, I have over 1,500 videos stored on my Plex server.
That is a grand total of 1.61 TB of content being stored on my external 4 TB hard drive. I'm a happy camper and I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
Slow sarcastic clap again :)
Stephen Rice, Champion
You boys and girls make fun of me for being a little bit of a prepper, but had today's outage been someone permanent, it wouldn't have been so bad for me. I have an offline copy of the Wikipedia for reference material, 2 terabytes of video on my Plex server, 400 bottles of water, at least a dozen cases of MREs, several hundred cans of non-perishable food, gas generator, plenty of guns, ammo, iodine tablets, and gas masks. I'm ready.
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Michael McDowell