Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of my constraints is that my main image archive (not thumbs) will have to be located on a disk that is not permanently attached to the computer - e.g., a network drive, USB drive and so on. My concern/limitation/system contraint is not file backup per se. Does ACDSee support this segregation of (small) thumbs and (large) archived files on different (and detachable) file systems? Scott mehrdad wrote: >i am using acdsee and have been using it for a while. i have about 600 >gb worth of images. it works fine, i don't use the archiving to cd or >dvd as i don't see them as a reliable source for back up. i use >external drivers as "hot back ups". before the last version, i used to >write scripts to do my back ups, now a very easy to use sync option is >included. > >On 6/27/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > >>I'm using the free Picasa right now, and it's no longer doing the trick. >> >>My image database is growing very quickly with some big scans, and I >>need to move the main image archive off to network drives, USB/FireWire >>attached drives and/or removeable media (CD's DVD's). >> >>Some surfing turns up Imatch and Extensis Portfolio. For the "personal >>editions" iMatch is more nicely priced (~ $70) than Extensis Portfolio >>(~ $200), but it's hard to compare the two just from their web sites. >> >>Then's there's the popular ACDSee, but I don't know if that supports the >>"offline or nearline" image storage. >> >>Any experience with any of these software products or others? Thanks >>much! >> >>Scott >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > >