Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I found this link - and its comments - very useful on this topic. http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/05/08/backup LaCie drives are criticised, and WD/Seagate options endorsed. YW On 7/21/06, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > Hi Don, > > Following Brian's advice regarding sizes (which he has posted before), I > buy the biggest drive that he considers safe. This used to mean 250 GB, > now upped to 400-500 GB, as he just wrote. I am on my third external > drive now. They are all connected to my PC but are always powered off > when I am not actually writing to them or retrieving files from them. > All my RAW files and TIFF files (which contain my adjustments) are on > these external HDs. In addition, I also burn them on DVDs so that I have > two copies of everything; and I keep the DVDs in my office so that if my > house burns down my images will still be available. > > I also stay away from all backup utilities, especially ones that > compress the files--then you are dependent on operating systems and > software continuity. I just use the copy-paste commands, and I am sure > that my HDs will be readable by the next generation of Windows, or by > OSX if I migrate wholesale to the Mac. Logically, if I have no problems > reading files written by Windows onto my 2 GB USB stick when I plug in > that USB stick into my Powerbook, then the same should be true of a 200 > GB hard drive. > > Nathan > > Don Dory wrote: > > Jim, > > The thought of changed operating systems has concerned me as well. > > When the > > evil empire formally upgrades OS whenever then I will look at Mac and the > > deadly nightshade to see what makes sense. The current machine will > > probably then be used as the public interface with no network > > connection to > > the other machines. > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >