pc backup
Aug 31, 2019 06:21:34 #
how many hoggers back up their pc so as not to lose their precious photographs in the event of a pc crash.
Aug 31, 2019 06:24:24 #
I think most of us! If you don't then you can't be serious about your photography IMHO.
Aug 31, 2019 06:42:52 #
OZMON wrote:
how many hoggers back up their pc so as not to lose their precious photographs in the event of a pc crash.
I use SyncBack SE to backup seven folders of data. I use two external drives and a NAS.
Aug 31, 2019 07:01:07 #
Backup is not just for photos
Backup is for ALL your important stuff. Your word processor files. Your email. Your programs and configuration files. Your list of passwords. Anything that would cause you grief if it disappeared.
Backup is for ALL your important stuff. Your word processor files. Your email. Your programs and configuration files. Your list of passwords. Anything that would cause you grief if it disappeared.
Aug 31, 2019 07:03:26 #
I was in data processing 46 yrs and have seen a few disasters of NO backups. I have 3 backups of 12 generations. Two of those backups are external drives and one drive is stored in a Morgan building in my backyard.
Aug 31, 2019 07:03:33 #
Aug 31, 2019 07:08:17 #
I use one external HD for photographic data another for non-photographic data. Each is backed up every 2 hours to is own external HD; these are swapped out on a "my gut says its time" basis. I use GoodSync to do the backup.
Aug 31, 2019 07:15:53 #
Mr. SONY
Loc: LI, NY
All my data is backed up onto 4 4tb drives and 2 2tb drives.
Except my music and music video files.
Their on 6 seperate usb drives.
3 of those 4tb drives and two music drives are kept in a fire resistant safe.
Except my music and music video files.
Their on 6 seperate usb drives.
3 of those 4tb drives and two music drives are kept in a fire resistant safe.
Aug 31, 2019 07:21:00 #
OZMON wrote:
how many hoggers back up their pc so as not to lose their precious photographs in the event of a pc crash.
There are more things on my laptop more precious than my pictures so I back up twice a month.
Aug 31, 2019 08:04:17 #
OZMON wrote:
how many hoggers back up their pc so as not to lose their precious photographs in the event of a pc crash.
All my data is backed up to Apple's iCloud as well as an external drive.
Aug 31, 2019 08:22:47 #
OZMON wrote:
how many hoggers back up their pc so as not to lose their precious photographs in the event of a pc crash.
Photos get archived to External drives in duplicate.
Aug 31, 2019 08:28:32 #
NCMtnMan
Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
Two external drives for just photos. Two external drives for complete system and photos image backup. And, complete data and photos twice a day to iDrive cloud account.
Aug 31, 2019 08:31:11 #
Full Windows backup regularly once a week. Lightroom backup after major work sessions. Photos onto same external drive as backup files. If I were a pro I'd backup my work daily. I've never had a drive fail but there's always a first time.
Aug 31, 2019 08:35:52 #
I see two schedules that involve a backup interval of once or twice a month. I suppose it comes down to how much “work” one is willing to lose. I would hate to lose the Raw files I take between backups; but even worse the post processing applied on a daily basis. I have suffered a hard drive failure and have trained myself to backup before I put the computer to sleep for the day. It takes little effort and I do not have to be present.
Aug 31, 2019 08:35:56 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
khorinek wrote:
I backup all photos and documents every 30 days, on an external hard drive.
You could lose 30 days of work... In addition to a regular weekly backup, I store all daily work, as it's done, on a 128GB USB drive almost permanently attached to my desktop. The power for my desktop is on an UPS and is surge protected.
Dik
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