I just automate it all.

Save every webpage I view - using browser extensions for several years..

Then when I want to recall something, just search for it. I worked out the storage space required once, my recollection is its one or 2 terabyte's a year

As a backup, I use history trends unlimited for about the last 3 years. I used to use pinboard archiving, but when my saved webpages got to a large number. I stopped using it, as I thought it was abusing the unlimited service offered. I loaded about 5 years of saved browser links into pinboard.