On Line Storage: Can anyone recommend an online storage - either Flickr, SmugMug, etc. Also can you store RAW files on any of these web sites?

bioteacher Loc: Brooklyn, NY

Can anyone recommend an online storage - either Flickr, SmugMug, etc. Also can you store RAW files on any of these web sites?

Leonardo Loc: The Garden of England

Do you mean file storage or some place to dispay pictures?
For 2gb free storage, I use dropbox - sign up free using my affiliate link (which gives m an extra 250MB):

http://db.tt/7WUL3dh

Or use Google Drive which give you 5GB free storage.

For photos - you could use Picasa web.

bioteacher Loc: Brooklyn, NY

Leonardo wrote:

Do you mean file storage or some place to dispay pictures?
For 2gb free storage, I use dropbox - sign up free using my affiliate link (which gives m an extra 250MB):

http://db.tt/7WUL3dh

Or use Google Drive which give you 5GB free storage.

For photos - you could use Picasa web.

File Storage for my pictures as a backup to my external hard drives

tramsey Loc: Texas

I don't have any storage except Carbonite. I have fa few pictures from UHH and of my own on my hard drive but they number less than ten. Everything else is on Carbonite, hundreds maybe thousands of pictures and files

RaydancePhoto

tramsey wrote:

I don't have any storage except Carbonite. I have fa few pictures from UHH and of my own on my hard drive but they number less than ten. Everything else is on Carbonite, hundreds maybe thousands of pictures and files

What if Carbonite goes out of business, or bought out by someone who changes everything and you loose all your images. For me, I would NEVER use an online service for my only storage.

bioteacher Loc: Brooklyn, NY

RaydancePhoto wrote:

tramsey wrote:

I don't have any storage except Carbonite. I have fa few pictures from UHH and of my own on my hard drive but they number less than ten. Everything else is on Carbonite, hundreds maybe thousands of pictures and files

What if Carbonite goes out of business, or bought out by someone who changes everything and you loose all your images. For me, I would NEVER use an online service for my only storage.

I want it as a backup to my external Hard Drives.

mikeysaling Loc: essex uk

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IzzyKap Loc: Rockville, MD

I use SmugMug for online storage and gallery for my photos (http://izzykap.smugmug.com ). It's a good service and at a reasonable price (~ $60/year). It offers unlimited storage and ability to easily make a very nice web photo site for one's photos. One disadvantage is that it doesn't work with raw files and I think that back ups need to be manual, not automatic. There is a Lightroom plugin which allows direct transfer from Lightroom to SmugMug.
In addition, here is a link from a recent CNET posting comparing different online photo storage options:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57462902-285/comparing-the-best-ways-to-store-your-photos-online/

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Smugmug, hands down. It's also great for sharing with family members all thoughout the states (or world for that matter). I also backup to a networked hard drive at home.

BillyDuds Loc: North Carolina

I recently signed on with SmugMug, their basic service for $40/year. When I start doing videos, I plan to upgrade to their next level at $60/year.

SmugMug does offer storage for RAW files. They call it SmugVault. You can store other non-photo files there too, such as Word files. SmugVault storage is on Amazon servers, and Amazon bills you directly. My June Amazon bill was $1.01. (For some Word files I wanted on the cloud; I don't have any RAW files to back up. Not yet, anyway. BTW, before uploading such stuff, I did a bit of housekeeping. It's amazing how much junk was (and still is, grrrrr) hiding in dusty corners of my laptop, and how little I'd actually shed a tear about if it vanished forever into the ether.

I also back up to an external hard drive at home, using my Mac's Time Machine. I figure the odds of my hard drive at home failing irretrievably at the same time my cloud storage destroys my pics are pretty darn small.

Be glad to hear from anyone who thinks my photos are still at risk. This site is great -- so many bright and experienced minds for us newbies to pick!

IzzyKap Loc: Rockville, MD

Good to know that SmugMug has the add on SmugVault option available for raw and other file types.

BillyDuds wrote:

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westernlifestyles Loc: NV

I am considering Zenfolio, their unlimited pkg. is $60 per year. It is a sight for professionals and has been in business for years. It is supposed to have less advertisements than some others. Best wishes WLS

IzzyKap Loc: Rockville, MD

Zenfolio doesn't work with raw files based on a recent online chat with their tech support.

westernlifestyles wrote:

I am considering Zenfolio, their unlimited pkg. is $60 per year. It is a sight for professionals and has been in business for years. It is supposed to have less advertisements than some others. Best wishes WLS

Scoutman Loc: Orlando, FL

RaydancePhoto wrote:

tramsey wrote:

I don't have any storage except Carbonite. I have fa few pictures from UHH and of my own on my hard drive but they number less than ten. Everything else is on Carbonite, hundreds maybe thousands of pictures and files

What if Carbonite goes out of business, or bought out by someone who changes everything and you loose all your images. For me, I would NEVER use an online service for my only storage.

I too use Carbonite and am considering another such "off campus" site for redundancy. I also have two external hard drives in addition to the hard drive on my working pc. My next pc selection will include a array of hardrives for even greater redundancy. Keeping at least one hard drive in something like a bank safe deposit box would also seem prudent in case of a disaster that destroys all the stuff in your abode. Having backups done automatically is a big plus.

gym Loc: Athens, Georgia

RaydancePhoto wrote:

tramsey wrote:

I don't have any storage except Carbonite. I have fa few pictures from UHH and of my own on my hard drive but they number less than ten. Everything else is on Carbonite, hundreds maybe thousands of pictures and files

What if Carbonite goes out of business, or bought out by someone who changes everything and you loose all your images. For me, I would NEVER use an online service for my only storage.

IF that were to happen, you still have a contract with Carbonite for a specified amount of time. The online storage business is highly competetive, so it's very unlikely that any new purchaser will make unreasonable demands.

I use it and feel very confident about the safety of my files. That having been said, I occasionally back up my photo files to a thumb drive. These drives now offer HUGE storage space. The combination of the two will essentially guarantee that my files are safe.