The correct approach is to research and get the the best software you know you can trust from its official source, and then use other security tools like antiviruses and firewalls to make sure that you stay safe and in control of its permissions.
Just because something like MSI Afterburner is free and closed-source doesn't automatically make it any more of bug-ridden malware than any its open-source counterparts. I've been using countless free closed-source software for decades and never had any of the problems you describe. To answer your year-old question, you got downvoted because your suggestion was too simplistic (and frankly, a bit too silly) to be applied dogmatically to the real world. Just make sure to tag the post with the flair and give a little background info/context. On Fridays we'll allow posts that don't normally fit in the usual data-hoarding theme, including posts that would usually be removed by rule 4: “No memes or 'look at this '” We are not your personal archival army.No unapproved sale threads, advertisement posts, or giveaways.No memes or 'look at this old storage medium/ connection speed/purchase' (except on Free Post Fridays).Search the Internet, this subreddit and our wiki before posting.R/DataHorader 2013-2023 Searchable Archives Historic Reddit Archives & Download Tools, Etc.ģ.3v Pin Reset Directions :D / Alt Imgur link
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Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Timetm). government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data - legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g.
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