Everyone has already said it, but don’t even sweat it. I had a little time when I tried to check in on Lemmy and couldn’t, so I simply set it aside to try again later. Things hum along smoothly here so much more often than not, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a sizable portion of us have been in that same position ourselves of needing to straighten out a failed upgrade for some project or other. I know I certainly have
Praise be to containers \o/
The number of replies in that last thread that were outright dismissive or hostile to the very idea of your collection was frankly absurd. I’m glad you were able to explain why you find value in managing your collection the way you do.
People seem to be so afraid of wasting time, or making a bad purchase regardless of how minimal the functional loss might be. But as you say, there are worthwhile experiences of fun and/or artistic merit waiting to be found for thise willing to take a risk.