Need a lot of help on storage and backup
Jan 10, 2021 11:20:30 #
A. T. wrote:
Amen brother, I use Backblaze in addition to a RAID 1 harddrive system.
I am stuck with very slow upload speeds. Takes forever to upload a few images for UHH posts!
Jan 10, 2021 11:51:11 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
I am stuck with very slow upload speeds. Takes forever to upload a few images for UHH posts!
That being the case, if you choose a cloud service for a disaster recovery copy, you might consider one like BackBlaze, which will provide you with a HD to use for your initial “seeding” of the cloud. After that (and you return the drive), you’ll just be sending changes and new files to the cloud, and this can be scheduled while you’re asleep at night.
Jan 10, 2021 12:57:50 #
Thank you again to everyone who helped me with my storage and backup issues!
After a lengthy upload to Amazon Photos, I was not very impressed with the results. I suspect it was incomplete (it only mentioned 67 images from 2020; I typically take that in a day.) Also, photos from many sources (iPad, iPhone, etc.) intermingled with my Lightroom photos so it's rather unorganized at the moment. Perhaps there's a way to get after that, but I haven't found it yet.
So, based on the great advice of many of you out there, I've just signed up for Backblaze. It feels right.
Again, awesome Hogs, thanks for all you do. It is a privilege to be part of this community.
Regards, ~JDM
After a lengthy upload to Amazon Photos, I was not very impressed with the results. I suspect it was incomplete (it only mentioned 67 images from 2020; I typically take that in a day.) Also, photos from many sources (iPad, iPhone, etc.) intermingled with my Lightroom photos so it's rather unorganized at the moment. Perhaps there's a way to get after that, but I haven't found it yet.
So, based on the great advice of many of you out there, I've just signed up for Backblaze. It feels right.
Again, awesome Hogs, thanks for all you do. It is a privilege to be part of this community.
Regards, ~JDM
Jan 10, 2021 13:46:05 #
External memory drives are really cheap these days. I keep my images on 2 external drives, duplicated. If I run out of room on those I buy another 2. Being something of a Neanderthal, I do not use LR to catalog my files and I do not trust "the cloud". I keep one of those two identical drives disconnected from my machine, connecting it only when I want to retrieve something. I keep the other in my safe deposit box at the bank. If you don't have a box at your bank, ask a friend or relative to hold the second copy, preferably in a location where it won't burn or flood should your home be damaged.
Jan 10, 2021 14:15:40 #
TriX wrote:
That being the case, if you choose a cloud service for a disaster recovery copy, you might consider one like BackBlaze, which will provide you with a HD to use for your initial “seeding” of the cloud. After that (and you return the drive), you’ll just be sending changes and new files to the cloud, and this can be scheduled while you’re asleep at night.
Again thanx for all of your ideas. Our internet connection is unstable at times, mostly at night lately. I another's ar in the process of an Attorney General's complaint against our ISP Centurylink or Lumen not who sin charge now. Truly crappy service. Much of the time I only get 1mb down, .01 up! Paying for 10 down, 1 up. Tried os updates overnight-disaster!
Jan 10, 2021 14:30:47 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
Again thanx for all of your ideas. Our internet connection is unstable at times, mostly at night lately. I another's ar in the process of an Attorney General's complaint against our ISP Centurylink or Lumen not who sin charge now. Truly crappy service. Much of the time I only get 1mb down, .01 up! Paying for 10 down, 1 up. Tried os updates overnight-disaster!
Until your internet issue is resolved, you aren’t a good candidate for cloud storage - consider an off-site copy in a safe deposit box or at a friend’s/relative’s home or office.
Jan 10, 2021 14:32:19 #
TriX wrote:
Until your internet issue is resolved, you aren’t a good candidate for cloud storage - consider an off-site copy in a safe deposit box or at a friend’s/relative’s home or office.
That was the purpose of the Sandisk SSDs. The internet thing may go on for some time. Law suit and all. No compeztitionouthere in the boondocks.
Jan 10, 2021 16:29:04 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
That was the purpose of the Sandisk SSDs. The internet thing may go on for some time. Law suit and all. No compeztitionouthere in the boondocks.
Well, on the upside, you live in a beautiful state.
Jan 10, 2021 17:18:19 #
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