Archiving Images
Nov 12, 2019 07:28:54 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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OK. Before we get too far afield, I didn't say anything about "trashing" my equipment, Paul. Just wondering what might be happening here.
The images are actual JPEGs, ext .JPG. I shoot that way (I know, I know, you RAW folks).
I am a Nikon guy (not sorry) and have actually done most of my editing in Nikon Capture NX, NX2, NX-D. Have many editing programs but, so far, like Capture best.
Have Windows 10. Default viewer is MS Photos but usually view in Capture.
Generally, I file my images in several ways. Some on external WD 1TB. Some on external WD 4TB. Some on Sandisk flash drives that I store away. So far, nothing has been "lost". Just wondering if others had seen a similar problem pulling archives off an external where a file that previously was "recognized" suddenly seems to be "alien" to the editor.
Nov 12, 2019 07:33:40 #
aellman wrote:
Two words: cloud backup. Hard drives are not enough.
While I know that "The Cloud" is the future of storage, Alan, I must confess that, at this point, I don't know Jack S___ about it. A closet paranoiac, I have always wanted my images here where I can see them, not off flying around the universe. I'll come around someday, I'm sure.
Nov 12, 2019 07:38:26 #
Sam9987 wrote:
You might want to do a complete backup of your system, like yesterday. I agree that this sounds like a hard drive failing. I use backblaze, it is an off site backup service and affordable. The first backup will take a bit of time, there after it will only take new data and marry it up with the older files. Good luck, the other suggestions are good, however, if it is truly a hard drive failing, time is of the essence.
Thanks, Sam. Backblaze sounds promising. Trouble is, I have always had an infinite capacity for "screwing-up" and since my images go back >40 years, I'm a bit skittish.
Nov 12, 2019 07:39:50 #
Lucasdv123 wrote:
I usually download all my pics into my labtop, make a CD or dvd cppy of the pics ,and then place them into my harddrive so I have them in 3 places.
Sounds like we might be related, although Mother never mentioned you.
Nov 12, 2019 07:45:23 #
TonyBrown wrote:
I have heard a few examples of external hard drives failing. I currently have one external drive and am planning to get a second. However, forgive my ignorance, but I leave my current HD on all the time. Should I be switching it off between use?
Would hardly call myself an authority in this, but my MO is to shut down my PC once I have finished, unplug my HD and not touch it again until I am ready to work. Had this (kinda) come up at work once. I said that my contention is, if the technology is turned-off and unplugged, no viruses, electrical spikes, etc can "nuke your stuff."
Nov 12, 2019 07:48:10 #
Bill_de wrote:
Have you tried copying or moving some of those files to a different drive before opening, or saving them back to a different drive after opening them?
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Probably next on my list of things to do. Thanks, Bill. Had a senior moment, I guess.
Nov 12, 2019 12:26:24 #
As the song says "Paranoia runs deep, Into your mind it will creep'. My procedure is: First, save everything storage is cheap. I back up to one internal and three external hard drives and the cloud (Carbonite). D Drive is my working drive it automatically backs up each change in (semi) real time to Carbonite. One drive always resides in the safe deposit box and I rotate that one every month or so. Am I paranoid? Certainly. Paranoid enough? I'm not quite sure. 
Nov 12, 2019 12:32:23 #
cameraf4 wrote:
Wondering if anyone else has run into this. I store my images on WD External Hard Drives.This mostly works well. But recently, when I have tried to open some-but-not-all of the images in whatever folder on the HD, the error message says that the file format is not supported, even though it is an regular jpg. Re-booting does not help. I can sometimes open the file in a different editor. But then if I save it and try to open the updated file, I get the same message. Any ideas?
"Different editor"? What editor is flailing?
Nov 12, 2019 13:36:44 #
dsmeltz wrote:
"Different editor"? What editor is flailing?
Both Capture NX2, Capture NX-D, and Nikon View NX2.
Nov 13, 2019 08:11:32 #
cameraf4 wrote:
Both Capture NX2, Capture NX-D, and Nikon View NX2.
I agree with previous posters then. Sounds like the drive is failing. I would not trust it in the future. But this is why we use externals and back them up. Hopefully you have that drive backed up to a second external. Switch to your second backup external, get a new drive as your second and mirror the good backup drive to it.
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