Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I keep three physical backups on external HDDs of various sizes and ages. One is with me, one is in my son's house and the last one is in a bank locker. I need about 15TB for a complete backup of my data. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 8:02?AM Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > While any cloud is not MY cuppa, it is good to keep your important records > copied off line somewhere safe, like in the cloud. Backblaze charges $100 > per year for unlimited storage. ( if you use a NAS to copy from, they > charge about $6 per TB per month). This is a good deal, but not really > super > cheap..... > > For a lot less money ($120 or so, on a one time purchase) , you can buy a > cheap USB desktop or portable HDD (WD or Seagate) and find a friend or > Father.Mother,Sister,Son,Daughter's house to leave it at. Update it as > often or infrequently as you wish. > > I use a second home as my remote location. I have a Synology NAS there > and another at home. I sneaker-net the files across to update them.... my > Internet provider wants a fortune to upgrade the service (speed of > service) such that I could use remote upgrade using NAS to NAS transfers. > This is > maybe not the cheapest solution, but the NAS costs about $300, 2x 16TB HDD > at $200 each, and you have a 16TB fully protected system, forever. ( > redundant data storage form the RAID array is another safety protection) > > It just occurred to me... does everyone know what sneaker-net is? > > > I have worked with 2 of our LUG members to completely remotely setup and > monitor their NAS solutions. I would be willing to work with others as > well.... just ask... cost is $0. > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > > On 6/3/2025 12:08 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > > Frank, > > > > that's another thing about those plans 20TB is not much when memory > prices are dropping so fast and will go on doing so. > > > > I was looking at a backup backup to my local image store. I recently > uploaded a few GB to Dropbox and now I am continually pestered by "Upgrade > > your space now" messages...and it was only a small folder. > > > > Mad! > > > > Regards, > > > > Peter > > > > PS Glad to hear you sorted your bug. > > > > On 03/06/2025 17:42, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: > >> I understand now.... > >> > >> I have had LR and PS for many years,,,,, and decided early on that > saving ANYTHING on someone else's server, subject to their security and > >> competence was something I was NOT going to do..... ie, I do not CLOUD. > >> > >> Besides, at 60MP per click, 20TB is 320 images, and that was a > ridiculously small amount of space. My smallest SD card is 32TB. Never > could > >> figure out what that small space is good for..... > >> > >> The offer to hold 20TB for free of storage is a come-on to pay even > more to get a plan that is big enough to actually use.... > >> > >> Not sure who would actually find it useful....but to each their own..... > >> > >> But you do make a good point.... download those 20TB before you do > anything else...... > >> > >> > >> Frank Filippone > >> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > >> > >> On 5/29/2025 12:22 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >>> Frank, > >>> > >>> I meant the images that you have stored on their site. Should have > checked the mail before sending! > >>> > >>> I don't use Adobe, but was considering it along with a range of other > options when I saw the mail. > >>> > >>> A timely post. > >>> > >>> Peter > >>> > >>> On 29/05/2025 01:55, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: > >>>> Contents of what? If you have a subscription, you already have the > programs installed on your computer. > >>>> > >>>> Frank Filippone > >>>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > >>>> > >>>> On 5/28/2025 9:11 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >>>>> If you choose not to renew, can you download the contents? > >>>>> > >>>>> Peter > >>>>> > >>>>> On 28/05/2025 18:18, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: > >>>>>> I just received, and suspect you will too, a message from Adobe > that the 20GB Photography plane is being discontinued. They say you need > to > >>>>>> act to not have your plan go away. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This is the $10 per month service. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I went to fix the problem......to continue my service. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What is really happening is that Adobe wants to AUTOMATICALLY renew > your program. Not leaving it up to you to renew it yourself, annually or > >>>>>> whenever you get around to it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you follow directions, as I did, you will be caught in an > endless loop of asking you to change something, but nothing will happen, > loop.... > >>>>>> ditto... loop... ditto. There are no options, no "other" plans to > subscribe. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The $10 per month with 20GB free is apparently still available, but > with the addition of an _automatic_ renew. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you already have this plan, you are already covered. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sort of like.... NEW AND IMPROVED! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Improved for them...... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Frank Filippone > >>>>>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information