Just get an 18-22TB external drive. Cheap easy and can be reused once you outgrow it. Yes, a NAS is pretty cool but unless you need the uptime etc RAID can offer you are just better of getting a single, large drive.
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Thanks for responding, appreciate it. I don't really need a "NAS" so to speak because of my mini pc which stays on 24/7 - I just need a place to store stuff. I was thinking a RAID or similar hard drive enclosure might be best because I can find some cheap drives and shove them in. I never considered a single drive with a massive capacity.
Do you think something like this 18TB drive is a good shout? I'm not sure if it's shuck-able...
WD 18TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black https://amzn.eu/d/i7Xi05A
Could look into a home diy nas software like TrueNAS or proxmox
Just wanted to jump in here - I ended up doing as the commenter below me has said and bought a 20TB external hard drive. Well worth doing imo. I'm going to keep all of my important media that I want to save on the 5TB as a backup.