Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I work on a MacBook. I have a Time Capsule at home and an external firewire drive at work. I switch TimeMachine to use them when switching locations so I have backups at two locations. PS, While I think TimeMachine works pretty well, I'd recommend backing up to a simple external drive as TimeCapsule tends to be slow(wireless) and takes over the machine pretty frequently. My firewire 800 will do a comparable backup in less than 20% of the time. ric On Mar 12, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > All I would suggest, Ken, because I didn't see this in your post, is to > keep backups at different sites (home and office). Couldn't tell if you're > doing this or not but it is prudent IMO. > Best, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 4:26:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] backup backup backup > > On 3/12/2010 9:58 AM, Bob Adler wrote: >> I have a 1TB G-tech at my office. Rock solid. Holds all my pre-2010 >> digital files. Locally all pre-2010 files are on a Drobo. >> Current files are on my laptop backed up to a Time Capsule and 1x per >> month backed up to a 320MB G-tech also kept at my office. >> I'm always afraid this isn't enough, but did a lot of thinking before >> developing this backup model. >> Just in case it helps anyone... >> Bob >> Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.rgaphoto.com >> >> >> >> > My home photo solution is pretty crude but I hope effective. In my PC I > have two WD Caviar 72gb drives, one for programs and one for a PS scratch > disk. There is also a 1.5tb WD internal disk for my images and stuff. > Then there is an external WD 1.5tb drive. The internal drive is copied > to it with SyncBack. That external drive is then copied to another, which > is copied to another. The last two are not connected to power or the PC > except when backing up (one at a time) and are locked up. The external WD > drives cost about $120. I suspect unknown issues since in my firm the > storage area networks, which net to about 1.5tb, cost around $7,000 each > :). Then there are power surges. My home system has two APC UPS units > for all the gear. It looks like a surge got through, causing the > motherboard to fail. The APC UPS at my firm weighs 250 pounds and > requires special wiring. So, I get the idea that with home stuff a lot of > redundancy is not a bad thing. > > > Ken Carney > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > > _______________________________________________ > 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