Comments on: Let’s Talk About Backing Up Those Photos http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-996 Anonymous Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-996 Has anyone heard of Wolverine Data's digital photo backup solutions? You have to back up your memory cards first. Leaving files or pictures in those memory cards is inviting for trouble. I heard the Wolverine units are really cool, any comments? Has anyone heard of Wolverine Data’s digital photo backup solutions? You have to back up your memory cards first. Leaving files or pictures in those memory cards is inviting for trouble. I heard the Wolverine units are really cool, any comments?

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-997 Anonymous Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-997 mumbleyjoe & any picasa users: if anyone knows how to make picasa backup to another (external) drive I'd love to know how! At the moment all I can make it do is go to dvd/cds, which is a pain in the ass. And my most recent dvd burn was faulty/disc was faulty, and i've lost a few 100 :( mumbleyjoe & any picasa users: if anyone knows how to make picasa backup to another (external) drive I’d love to know how! At the moment all I can make it do is go to dvd/cds, which is a pain in the ass. And my most recent dvd burn was faulty/disc was faulty, and i’ve lost a few 100 :(

]]> By: Marco http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-998 Marco Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-998 I use 2 Seagate drives and Synctoy (I am actually backing up right now). <br /><br />One of the Seagate does not start very well. I have to unplug and replug the power lead. Not so good. The other one lost some data I think because I switched off the drive while spinning by accident. I am rebuilding this one as my backup drive.<br /><br />I am definitely going to look at offsite backup. I am not too sure about these Seagate drives.<br /><br />See <a href="http://prolight.blogspot.com/2007/04/photographic-backup-strategy.html" rel="nofollow"> Photographic backup strategy </a> I use 2 Seagate drives and Synctoy (I am actually backing up right now).

One of the Seagate does not start very well. I have to unplug and replug the power lead. Not so good. The other one lost some data I think because I switched off the drive while spinning by accident. I am rebuilding this one as my backup drive.

I am definitely going to look at offsite backup. I am not too sure about these Seagate drives.

See Photographic backup strategy

]]> By: Don Crowley http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-999 Don Crowley Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-999 I backup on Flickr and DVD. But if computer harddrives *will* fail, then so should an external harddrive. Whatever you do back up twice. I know someone who burns just dvd's. He uses two different brands so that even if one batch is faulty and that is only discovered later het still has a copy on another brand I backup on Flickr and DVD. But if computer harddrives *will* fail, then so should an external harddrive. Whatever you do back up twice. I know someone who burns just dvd’s. He uses two different brands so that even if one batch is faulty and that is only discovered later het still has a copy on another brand

]]> By: Ben http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1000 Ben Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1000 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=16427261" rel="nofollow">Amazon S3</a> + <a href="http://www.jungledisk.com/" rel="nofollow">Jungle Disk</a> = Online Backup Heaven. Amazon S3 + Jungle Disk = Online Backup Heaven.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1001 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1001 BTW, same sysadmin suggested using rsync to clone entire harddrives (sort of a manual, software RAID, not trusing consumer-priced hardware raids). Or, for Mac users, SuperDuper. BTW, same sysadmin suggested using rsync to clone entire harddrives (sort of a manual, software RAID, not trusing consumer-priced hardware raids). Or, for Mac users, SuperDuper.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1002 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1002 Great post, and thanks for the advice. But what is wrong with LaCie drives in particular? Reliability or $/GB? Our sysadmin at work recommended it and wouldn't if he knew it wasn't reliable enough; it's obviously in his best interest to create solutions, not problems. It's a 1 TB Big Disk, and I'm using the FW800 interface (also has fw400 and usb2) Great post, and thanks for the advice. But what is wrong with LaCie drives in particular? Reliability or $/GB? Our sysadmin at work recommended it and wouldn’t if he knew it wasn’t reliable enough; it’s obviously in his best interest to create solutions, not problems. It’s a 1 TB Big Disk, and I’m using the FW800 interface (also has fw400 and usb2)

]]> By: sint http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1003 sint Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1003 once i've started backups with cds and found out this doesn't work, cause you can't read the cds anymore if they are laying around a few years. so i switched over to a single hdd backupdrive.<br />since i've lost a harddrive once a few years ago, i decided mod a old computer to run it with a raid1 softwareraid of 2 80gig seagates.<br />its just easy with linux and don't cost you too much.<br /><br />i won't trust a 3rd party service cause you never know what happen to them and to your data.<br /><br />i don't store everything, just the stuff i really like and think its important. i'm deleting a lot of my shots to keep just the ones i really like. its wasting space and time to save every shot you've ever done.<br />so there is about 40gig left on my 80gig raid. once i’ve started backups with cds and found out this doesn’t work, cause you can’t read the cds anymore if they are laying around a few years. so i switched over to a single hdd backupdrive.
since i’ve lost a harddrive once a few years ago, i decided mod a old computer to run it with a raid1 softwareraid of 2 80gig seagates.
its just easy with linux and don’t cost you too much.

i won’t trust a 3rd party service cause you never know what happen to them and to your data.

i don’t store everything, just the stuff i really like and think its important. i’m deleting a lot of my shots to keep just the ones i really like. its wasting space and time to save every shot you’ve ever done.
so there is about 40gig left on my 80gig raid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1004 Anonymous Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1004 Multiple online and local backups are crucial! I use a NAS as my backup at home, so I can access my pics across my home network. And for remote storage, I've got both Carbonite and flickr (Pro). Carbonite is automtated and works great. Flickr is more manual (and their uploading tools aren't all that great), but it allows me to access all of my pics from anywhere. Multiple online and local backups are crucial! I use a NAS as my backup at home, so I can access my pics across my home network. And for remote storage, I’ve got both Carbonite and flickr (Pro). Carbonite is automtated and works great. Flickr is more manual (and their uploading tools aren’t all that great), but it allows me to access all of my pics from anywhere.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/04/lets-talk-about-backing-up-those-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-1005 Anonymous Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=173#comment-1005 Yeah, I also recommend wholeheartedly the MOZY.COM solution. Unlimited, cheap, reliable, set it and forget it.<br /><br />Thumbs WAY up. Yeah, I also recommend wholeheartedly the MOZY.COM solution. Unlimited, cheap, reliable, set it and forget it.

Thumbs WAY up.

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