Rally Model Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

Photo storage???

+2
Speedy
newt5550
6 posters

Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Photo storage???

Post  newt5550 Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:42 pm

After my PC crashed big style I have lost all my Photo's Sad including family one's. P*#sed off to say the least.

What is the best site to use to store photo's. Obviously I want to keep them private.

Ideas appreciated.
newt5550
newt5550

Posts : 6272
Join date : 2012-02-07
Age : 56
Location : Boston

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  Speedy Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:42 pm

Get an external hard drive, buy one of decent quality and store photos on it
Speedy
Speedy

Posts : 1079
Join date : 2012-02-06
Age : 49
Location : Carlow, S.Ireland

http://www.peespeed.com

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  sbuckley Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:56 am

Sorry to hear that, a similar thing happened to me a few years ago. Maybe possible to salvage the hard drive?

This is what I do now:

Download my photos to the PC
I then use FreeFileSync to regularly synchronise a temporary backup to a memory stick - this checks for new/updated/modified files and only copies them.

When I get to approx 4gb of data I burn to DVD.

I use the 'american' system for dating my directories as its easier to sort/find what I looking for later i.e. 2017-12-12 Family reunion etc.

I also use an external disk - my filing system is similar i.e. 2017\Disk04\2017-12-12 Family reunion

sbuckley
sbuckley

Posts : 158
Join date : 2012-02-13

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  bmd Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:32 pm

as lads above chris, i store them first on laptop, then also onto a usb, then double backed up onto an external hard drive m8...
bmd
bmd

Posts : 7020
Join date : 2012-02-12
Age : 57
Location : here

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  reeft1 Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:38 pm

I back up to an external hard drive using synctoy
reeft1
reeft1

Posts : 3413
Join date : 2012-02-14
Age : 55
Location : Essex

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  Hampton Caught Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:41 pm

I back up every now and then on an external hard drive and store that at my folks' house. Wouldn't want to have a fire or someone nick the laptop and hard drive from the one place and still have lost everything! Off-site storage is a very good idea!

I do like the FreeFileSync idea - only backing up the new files. Must save heaps of time and take the guesswork out of wondering which files to copy. I've been happily dumping all my photos and documents to the external hardrive so have loads and loads of duplicates.

Thanks for raising the issue - but sorry to hear you have lost everything (though definitely worthwhile getting someone to look at the hard drive to see if anything can be rescued before you give up hope!).

Cheers, Steve
Hampton Caught
Hampton Caught

Posts : 2385
Join date : 2012-02-09
Age : 56
Location : near Hampton Court

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  newt5550 Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:49 pm

Thanks everyone. Very useful Very Happy
newt5550
newt5550

Posts : 6272
Join date : 2012-02-07
Age : 56
Location : Boston

Back to top Go down

Photo storage??? Empty Re: Photo storage???

Post  Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top


 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum