Putting photos on a flash drive
Jun 26, 2017 00:41:17 #
I have been trying to put pics from LR 4 on my flash drive I have a 16GB drive . What is the procedure for doing this? Thanks Jim Bianco
Jun 26, 2017 01:35:34 #
for a few - use the Save As, from the program,to the flash drive.
for several - use File Explorer and move them from your HD to the flash drive.
or, just follow the directions you got here http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-409445-1.html when you asked the same question.
for several - use File Explorer and move them from your HD to the flash drive.
or, just follow the directions you got here http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-409445-1.html when you asked the same question.
Jun 26, 2017 09:25:37 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
I have been trying to put pics from LR 4 on my flash drive I have a 16GB drive . What is the procedure for doing this? Thanks Jim Bianco
You must perform an "Export", choosing the thumb drive as the target destination of the export.
Jun 26, 2017 09:38:20 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
I have been trying to put pics from LR 4 on my flash drive I have a 16GB drive . What is the procedure for doing this? Thanks Jim Bianco
[post deleted] you already got your answer in the previous thread where you asked the same question. What exactly are you getting stuck on?
BTW, a memory stick is NOT a good way to backup you images. You need to have something more substantial and you'll need to back up your raw files if you are taking them. A 16 gb stick will fill up quickly.
Jun 26, 2017 12:29:22 #
Jun 26, 2017 14:19:36 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
I have been trying to put pics from LR 4 on my flash drive I have a 16GB drive . What is the procedure for doing this? Thanks Jim Bianco
One easy way of doing this, is to put all the images you want to transfer in its own folder, and then you can just drag the folder "onto" the flash dive!
Jun 27, 2017 07:13:05 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
I have been trying to put pics from LR 4 on my flash drive I have a 16GB drive . What is the procedure for doing this? Thanks Jim Bianco
After I save them on the computer, I drag and drop to the flash drive.
Jun 27, 2017 07:46:01 #
Gene51 wrote:
[post deleted] you already got your answer in the previous thread where you asked the same question. What exactly are you getting stuck on?
BTW, a memory stick is NOT a good way to backup you images. You need to have something more substantial and you'll need to back up your raw files if you are taking them. A 16 gb stick will fill up quickly.
BTW, a memory stick is NOT a good way to backup you images. You need to have something more substantial and you'll need to back up your raw files if you are taking them. A 16 gb stick will fill up quickly.
Gene, would care to elaborate on your assertion that..."a memory stick is NOT a good way to backup you images"?
Jun 27, 2017 08:37:35 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Gene, would care to elaborate on your assertion that..."a memory stick is NOT a good way to backup you images"?
https://www.howtogeek.com/218390/can-a-usb-flash-drive-be-used-reliably-as-a-manual-backup-drive/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984597/storage/hard-core-data-preservation-the-best-media-and-methods-for-archiving-your-data.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1772735/usb-flash-drives-reliable-external-hdds.html
http://ask.metafilter.com/182334/How-long-does-Flash-Data-last-if-drive-is-only-used-once
Bottom line is high cost per gb compared to magnetic media (but not as expensive as SSD), easy to lose, lower capacity, and probably the biggest one, long term reliability. The only plus I see is that they are pretty convenient.
I would not recommend using such a small capacity memory device in any case.
These are better used as file transfer devices or temporary backup, not as a permanent solution for longer term backup. If you've ever had one fail (I have) there is nothing worse than that sinking feeling that you just lost data.
Jun 27, 2017 10:18:45 #
When I travel with my laptop, I transfer all my raw and processed images to a 256G flash drive plugged into a USB 3 slot. This drive is less than $40 at Costco. I don't want to fill up my internal SSD with photos. When entering photos from my camera SD, I just save the raw files to the flash drive. In windows 10, the flash drive is just shown as another storage drive.
Jun 27, 2017 15:45:47 #
speters wrote:
One easy way of doing this, is to put all the images you want to transfer in its own folder, and then you can just drag the folder "onto" the flash dive!
Not a good plan. You won't get the changes you made to the images.
One of the harder things for people to accept with Lightroom is that once you are using Lightroom you MUST use IT for all your image and folder operations.
In this case you should export.
Jun 27, 2017 19:59:16 #
Gene51 wrote:
Thanks. I really appreciate your response. I use external hard drives from Western Digital and only use thumb drives when I want to view images through the USB connection on my TV.
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