Full memory card filing (Page 2): I down load after each shoot by date (today 190509) to an external hard drive. Might consider a 2 drive back up. So if one fails, and they do, you...

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

I down load after each shoot by date (today 190509) to an external hard drive. Might consider a 2 drive back up. So if one fails, and they do, you still have a set oh pictures.

Joexx

As several people have correctly suggested. DO NOT use a memory card as long term storage. VERY bad idea. Make sure you copy photos to a more stable medium designed for long term storage. It is also a good practice to backup to at least 2 places. The question is NOT "will a storage device fail", but when will it fail.

olddutch Loc: Beloit, Wisconsin

I was told that when the pictures from the card are on your computer and you are going to reuse the card to format it in the camera.. If you have the computer erase the files, there is data left on the card and you will loose some of the capacity of the card..
The only dumb questions, are the ones not asked...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

olddutch wrote:

I was told that when the pictures from the card are on your computer and you are going to reuse the card to format it in the camera.. If you have the computer erase the files, there is data left on the card and you will loose some of the capacity of the card..
The only dumb questions, are the ones not asked...

A lot of people go by that philosophy.
I never format in camera, other than for initial use. True, if you have the computer erase the files, the files themselves remain where they were, it's just that the directory info for those files is wiped and the space now available to be used again. The new files may not be contiguous, but that doesn't matter. The OS keeps track of the data. You will not see a reduction in available space if you erase files. Some of my cards have had this done for over eight years. No problem whatsoever.

Pilot

papakatz45 wrote:

Well if they don't know the answer isn't this the place to ask? Not everyone is as knowledgeable as you seem to think you are.

I learned a long time ago that there is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't know the answer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Pilot wrote:

I learned a long time ago that there is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't know the answer.

My philosophy also.

woodworkerman Loc: PA to FL

When traveling, I take an external HD, connect it to my laptop, put the camera card in a card reader and copy the files to the external drive. I label the folder containing the files with the date range I took the pictures. During a trip I may have 10 or more folders of pictures. At home I copy all the picture folders to a dedicated 4 TB drive. Some time later I do what ever editing I want.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Keith S wrote:

Hi UHH members,

My camera memory card is full and I was wondering what method anyone is using for filing and storage.

At the moment I am just storing it in an old lens filter container.

Any and all suggestions welcome.

Thanks 😀😀

Don't forget that no matter what form of card storage or local backup you use, you are not completely protected unless you also have cloud backup. I use Carbonite.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

woodworkerman wrote:

When traveling, I take an external HD, connect it to my laptop, put the camera card in a card reader and copy the files to the external drive. I label the folder containing the files with the date range I took the pictures. During a trip I may have 10 or more folders of pictures. At home I copy all the picture folders to a dedicated 4 TB drive. Some time later I do what ever editing I want.

Kinda similar to what I do also when I go for a week+. Copy to laptop, and the external, then copy at home & let Carbonite back them up.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

aellman wrote:

Don't forget that no matter what form of card storage or local backup you use, you are not completely protected unless you also have cloud backup. I use Carbonite.

Yup, someplace off-site. Easier than schlepping a drive somewhere also.

uhaas2009

I have 3 memory cards, till I have a 100%back up I’m not formatting any memory card.

uhaas2009

There is no dumb question, just a dumb answers.....

Donna Kuhn

Given that hard drives eventually fail, you might want to consider storing your photos on the internet or in the cloud. There are various services that provide some free storage like Flicker

awesome14 Loc: UK

Flash memory cards (SD and CF cards) are among the most problematic storage devices. Every storage device will eventually fail, but flash cards are totally unreliable. I download from flash memory cards to a PC as soon as possible, at least once a day.

papakatz45 Loc: South Florida-West Palm Beach

awesome14 wrote:

Flash memory cards (SD and CF cards) are among the most problematic storage devices. Every storage device will eventually fail, but flash cards are totally unreliable. I download from flash memory cards to a PC as soon as possible, at least once a day.

I have five CF cards which are 10 years old. They are used every day extensively then download to a computer. I have not had a failure yet.