Most scanned formats are already compressed. A second round of compression will actually make the files larger.
How about this: 1. Create a local repository for all receipts. New scans go here. 2. Use rsync to keep the NAS/file server in sync. This is basically what time machines does, but it is easily scriptable. I run my syncs manually but a little effort and it could be done as an automator or apple script task. I would be more than happy to provide a base shell script. Jaysen On Jan 3, 11:27 am, ciara belle <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm - you're right i could copy the receipts - there are so far 2 gb > of them.. but i would prefer they stay on the raid - which is much > more protected...(via back ups, UPS etc)... if i copy them i would > have to put the receipt in two places for each new receipt (to take > advantage of that raid / nas back up redundancy). however... i was > hoping that the program not only kept a copy but compressed it... (ie > using an internal zip compression etc... ) for space saving... > > as for the symbolic link - sure that would work - as long as you > remember to remap to the same name > > On Jan 3, 11:13 am, Jaysen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You "could" use a symbolic link to your remote storage to prevent this > > in the future. Drag the receipts from the link location then if/when > > the real destination changes you simply rebuild the link using the > > same name. What this won't correct is data loss. > > > What seems odd to me is that you would be able to store all the images > > in the local MW doc, but not the rawreceiptimage. Just copy the > > receipts as that would be the same as storing them in the MW doc… > > > Jaysen > > > On Jan 3, 10:59 am, ciara belle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So for those of us who move data - etc - than all our receipts etc in > > > moneywell will be 'lost' (or the links will) and we will have to re- > > > attached Again? since we store all our data on a server -- and we > > > have changed raids / storage types three times -- and renamed our > > > domain group once - all of those occurrences would break the > > > links ... (local storage of these items is not an option.. ) for me > > > this is kind of a deal breaker... since re-dragging thousands of > > > receipts would be extraordinarily time consuming.. and its not always > > > possible to name the external storage the exact same as past when > > > upgrading or restoring from backups. (case in point - our raid failed > > > -- we decided to upgrade to a nas -- that has an issue (firmware) with > > > mac's - so we have had to recreate the raid - on a new system - hence > > > all the paths have changed...2x) > > > > i realize the average user doesnt have raids or nas -- or server > > > storage.. but even the average user may upgrade their mac and have > > > occasion where the folder names are different. > > > jhmo > > > ciara > > > > On Dec 21 2008, 6:07 pm, Kevin Hoctor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Dec 21, 2008, at 3:22 PM, foznot wrote: > > > > > > Does MW save a copy of thereceiptimages and attachments with the MW > > > > > file? > > > > > Actually, to save space, MoneyWell simply stores a link to your > > > > existing document. If you delete the document in the Finder, MoneyWell > > > > won't have areceiptto view anymore. > > > > > Peace, > > > > > Kevin Hoctor > > > > [email protected] > > > > No Thirst Software LLChttp://nothirst.comhttp://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
