Any suggestions for backing up photos?
Dec 10, 2013 09:39:48 #
See PAB20, http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-168832-1.html
I just gave a reply there that would be good for you.
I just gave a reply there that would be good for you.
Dec 10, 2013 10:23:17 #
Bear2 wrote:
I bought a MacBook Pro with Retina Display, which ... (show quote)
Seagate 1T external HD
Dec 10, 2013 10:23:27 #
Bear2 wrote:
I bought a MacBook Pro with Retina Display, which ... (show quote)
Seagate 1T external HD
Dec 10, 2013 10:34:19 #
I have started using network attached storage. This is a physical box connected to your computer or (better) local network. Mine has two 2TB drives which are mirrored, so a single drive failure doesn't lose anything. These NAS devices have processing power and network connectivity. That manages the storage and also allows remote access. I'm considering cloud backup for that. Computer guys follow a 3-2-1 rule. At least three copies, at last two different media and at least one of them offsite. My NAS is the NSA320 - best combination of price and performance for me.
Dec 10, 2013 10:47:07 #
photeach
Loc: beautiful Kansas
I am very pleased with my Western Digital My Passport for Mac. It plugs in and you drag and drop. No attempt to try to back up your hard drive like my old Western Digital used to do. It was $79 for 1 Tb. I have put tons of school files, 10 years of yearbook photos, and my personal photos from 100+ CDs, and the drive is now 15% full. I actually bought two drives and have one in a safe at home.
PAB20 wrote:
Yep, it was a disaster, but I'm still hopeful. I'm leaning on getting two or maybe three external drives. Good luck.
Dec 10, 2013 10:52:17 #
msettanni wrote:
I use a Macbook Pro (c. 2010) and need an external drive to backup my photos. I'm looking for some suggestions and couldn't think of a better place to go than UHH.
Time Capsule.
Dec 10, 2013 11:02:30 #
jim quist wrote:
I use zenfolio. there is no limit to what you can upload and you can hide folders so that only you can see them. I figure the cost of about $100.00 a year for unlimited storage sure beats the cost of external hard drives.
Except zenfolio can't back up raw files only JPEG's.
Dec 10, 2013 11:19:02 #
msettanni wrote:
I use a Macbook Pro (c. 2010) and need an external drive to backup my photos. I'm looking for some suggestions and couldn't think of a better place to go than UHH.
Self help is the safest and least expensive solution. Here is the same answer I gave in another thread.
selmslie wrote:
I back up to two 1TB externals automatically every three hours and have a third one in a safe deposit box at the bank. Every month (or whenever I leave town) I switch one of the live externals with the one at the bank. Total cost: about $100 each for the hard drives plus $50 per year for the safe deposit box.
There are a variety of on-line services available but for anything like a terabyte of storage they are going to cost you an arm and a leg every year that they remain in business. And when they go bust, your pictures are gone. Not to mention that it might take you a couple of months to do the initial backup.
Dec 10, 2013 12:08:55 #
BobHartung wrote:
There was a similar thread yesterday or the day be... (show quote)
Thanks. . .I'll check out OWC. . .excellent company that I've used before.
Dec 10, 2013 12:11:06 #
davidrb wrote:
Time Capsule.
I'm currently using Time Machine/Capsule for general backup, but want an external drive so I can manually store just my photos.
Dec 10, 2013 12:11:26 #
msettanni wrote:
I use a Macbook Pro (c. 2010) and need an external drive to backup my photos. I'm looking for some suggestions and couldn't think of a better place to go than UHH.
I keep all my photos on an external in separate folders. Each folder, when reaching the proper size, I burn to DVD. Each one of those goes into a storage folder, meant for music CD's but works fine, in the closet on a shelf. I keep the folders on my external only for easy access. And while compiling a new folder I keep a back up of it on my second external. When I burn, the backup on the second external is deleted.
I've had a crash before and don't want to lose what I have all over again.
Dec 10, 2013 13:29:13 #
amehta wrote:
A 2 TB drive won't last the rest of your life, data grows when you aren't looking. :-)
Get two drives so you can back up one with the other (just ask PAB20, http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-168832-1.html
Get two drives so you can back up one with the other (just ask PAB20, http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-168832-1.html
Been there done that. My external hard drive crapped out before I backed it up. Been sitting at computer repair shop 6 weeks and am losing any hope of getting my thousands of photos back. Dual redundant or cloud is the only thing I will do now.....
Dec 10, 2013 13:51:35 #
amehta wrote:
What kind of companies were the ones which closed suddenly?
Retail. One was my favourite fabric store, the other one an office supply store. The third one, with the staff locked out without notice, I don't recall, but it sure made headlines in the newspapers.
And yes, the same could happen to companies offering on-line space as well.
Dec 10, 2013 14:12:30 #
Dec 10, 2013 14:28:28 #
msettanni wrote:
I use a Macbook Pro (c. 2010) and need an external drive to backup my photos. I'm looking for some suggestions and couldn't think of a better place to go than UHH.
Get an SSD { solid state drive} external hard drive. There is no moving parts and quicker downloads and uploads. They are more expensive but are coming down in price gradually.
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