(sorry if the post is confusing my english is bad)

well it works like this:

it is a social network (its not really that since it is kinda harder to use) that operates on usb flash drives instead of the internet

it works like this:

there are instances (they are invite only and nobody can see their content unless authorized and they arent public and mostly friend groups like 3 to 7 people)

every member of a instance has their own usb flash drive

and there are Transfer And Upgrade Days:

transfer: is where everyone gives their usb drive to the admin and the drives get merged

upgrade: is where after transfer everyone gets their flash drives from the admin

and it uses standard files in directory structures instead of databases or whatever

but how do i fix those:

how do i not lose drives

how do i not get viruses on my computer

how do i not get burnt out when there are too many video projects to make

(this post does not use any ai of any sort of way)

  • gastroglizzy@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    You’re probably not going to like this answer, but using the internet and a database would solve a lot of your problems.

    IT is like anything else in life, everything is a tradeoff. You’ve chosen to use local storage instead of internet storage. That choice has pros and cons. Many of the problems you’re encountering are because of the cons of local storage. By attempting to “solve” this problem, you’re effectively trying to crowbar functionality from a technology that was never intended to function in that way.

    I’m not saying these problems are insurmountable; anything is possible with enough time, money, and effort. But, I do humbly suggest it may be easier to approach the architecture of your project like an engineer; try to stick to the strengths of what you’ve chosen to work with and avoid its weaknesses, rather than trying to out-engineer them.