https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/using-vrchat-in-a-virtual-machine
This guide has helped me achieve what you are looking for in virtmanager. I haven’t used proxmox before, maybe there is a similar guide or similar settings apply, but this may at least be a good start.
I am unsure of the warranty process with WD but my guess is that it is past warranty if you bought it third party. Highly reccomend not using eBay or Amazon for important things since there seem to be lots of reviews of people receiving returned products or having to jump through hoops with the manufacturer.
As an alternative I would reccomend places like Bestbuy or Newegg from now on. In the meantime, I’ve heard eBay has a good return policy through paypal but cannot verify, you may be anle to at least get your money back. If you send it to the manufacturer and they refurbish or replace it they should stand by their warranty with the replacement as well.
I understand wanting to be frugal but for a lot of things you rely on they should not be third party. Also the Best Buy I go to has a price match with Amazon, so they may match eBay, worth a shot.
By premium I mean invite only or some sort of fee for screened quality torrents, tpb was never but I just use it because I haven’t checked anything else in awhile.
I’ll check out the megathread.