Is DropBox one practical method to backup pictures...?
Apr 24, 2018 20:29:08 #
I’ve been trying to find an answer to this...with little success...hopefully you all can help me.
My wife and I are going on a photo wildlife safari in mid June. My big concern is having multiple methods of making sure our images are saved for us upon our return from Kenya and Tanzania be it via external hard drives, a small 10” laptop, a Compact Flash for each day or DropBox... I do have a DropBox account...but I’m not sure it’s accessible wherever you find an Internet connection throughout the world other than China or not and would it take forever to upload 300-400 RAW files daily? If you’ve visited a third world country how did you make sure you came home with pictures? Any and all suggestions are welcome.
My wife and I are going on a photo wildlife safari in mid June. My big concern is having multiple methods of making sure our images are saved for us upon our return from Kenya and Tanzania be it via external hard drives, a small 10” laptop, a Compact Flash for each day or DropBox... I do have a DropBox account...but I’m not sure it’s accessible wherever you find an Internet connection throughout the world other than China or not and would it take forever to upload 300-400 RAW files daily? If you’ve visited a third world country how did you make sure you came home with pictures? Any and all suggestions are welcome.
Apr 24, 2018 20:33:23 #
SafariGuy wrote:
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I would have a triple back up. CF card, small laptop with two external drives.Drop box the issue is Internet access and download time.
Apr 24, 2018 20:51:02 #
We just got back from a trip to South America. We took many SD cards and also backed up to a laptop hard drive or when it got full to other SD cards. You can try Dropbox, Google Drive or others but if you shoot raw the files are big and Internet is slow, if available at all.
Apr 25, 2018 01:53:55 #
I use Dropbox.com to send photos to models after a model photo shoot. I delete the folders after the models have downloaded their photos. I never considered it for storage of my photos although you could do that. I use a Samsung T3 SSD to back up photos.
Apr 25, 2018 03:51:03 #
SafariGuy wrote:
If you’ve visited a third world country how did you make sure you came home with pictures?
I'd simply bring along a half dozen (or as many as I think I will need) SD cards with me. As soon as one fills up, I take it out of the camera and put the next one in. I wouldn't bother with uploading anything.
Unless you are a photo journalist on assignment, culling, editing and sharing your images can wait until you return from the trip. Don't make it more complicated than it needs to be! This way you won't stress over lack of internet connection, and you can leave your laptop at home. As long as you safeguard your memory cards and don't lose them, the images will return home with you.
Apr 25, 2018 05:25:31 #
Apr 25, 2018 06:06:39 #
SafariGuy wrote:
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No, too expensive. But what you are really looking for is redundancy in the field.
Dropbox is expensive, and may not always be available. And it takes up room on your laptop in the dropbox folder anyway.
I use a RavPower WD-03 for extended trips, and write everything that is on my SD card to memory sticks - I use two 256 gb sticks so I have a duplicate. I leave the computers home, though sometimes I take a tablet. I have yet to fill a 256 gb memory stick. You can write the data to any USB device - including a portable hard drive - but I find that mechanical devices can and do fail.
Apr 25, 2018 06:08:00 #
SafariGuy wrote:
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Decent for sharing with friends and family and maybe storing those candid snapshots. As a backup there are much better stable and secure ways to go. Especially when you consider the size of cards and flash drives you can purchase now.
Apr 25, 2018 07:06:55 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I use DropBox Pro and I could be a spokesperson for them. It has been flawless for the past 4 years that I have used them. I cannot imagine not using the service.
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Apr 25, 2018 07:37:19 #
Rook2c4’s idea makes more sense for traveling than any of the other backup procedures mentioned....
Apr 25, 2018 07:46:56 #
DavidPine wrote:
I use DropBox Pro and I could be a spokesperson for them. It has been flawless for the past 4 years that I have used them. I cannot imagine not using the service.
Imagine you're in a remote location with no internet access, then what?
Imagine you get to a hotel, internet access (wireless) restored after 3-days of shooting, and have 6500 RAW images to upload. Is that potential upload measured in hours, days, or weeks?
Apr 25, 2018 08:13:54 #
jbk224
Loc: Long Island, NY
My D810 has both SD and CF cards. The SD is used as a backup. I keep both cards; backup to Samsung T3; and then use two new cards.......and on and on....
Apr 25, 2018 09:04:23 #
I upload my cards to am iPad mini. Photos automatically upload to iCloud. I also backup to an external hard drive, or memory sticks.
Apr 25, 2018 10:04:43 #
Thank you all for your helpful comments...I have used DropBox in the past for a variety of reasons and love it...however with the potential of unreliable internet service I will go the redundant backups of daily CF cards and memory sticks
Apr 25, 2018 10:19:34 #
DropBox is great for sharing. But every photo you store is also stored AGAIN on you laptop in the dropbox folder. You are likely to end up with the original photo somewhere in your Pictures folder on your Laptop and again in the dropbox folder on your laptop as well as in the cloud on DropBox. Tends to use up your laptop's storage.
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