On 26 Jul 2005 at 17:34, danilo wrote: > Don't rely only on the external drive. > It may save you thousands of hairs. > Mine, An 120 Gb fill of 30-40Gb of pics has fallen from my table to > the floor, while in motion. > You know what? I lost at least 10 Gb of un-backed-up pictures, and > some handfull of hais. I've also disturbed an half-calendar of > saints, to say the least.
Not a good story Danilo, the inherent vulnerability of hard drive to shock sets them well apart from optical storage media as an option for portable storage. This is why I always try to ensure that my CompactDrive portable storage unit is sitting somewhere solid when it's in action and why I think it such a bad idea to store images on a portable device that is used to play videos or music. > My forehead is also flatter now, I thrashed it on my keyboard several times. > I've also spent a couple of days wandering like a zombie in the city, swearing > to some saint. People though I was insane. Indeed I was. > > Don't ask me which pics I lost, I've never asked it to me, for my sanity. That's the nice thing about film I guess, barring a flood or fire if the lab does the wrong thing with your film or you don't load or process a roll properly then you've lost images but not that many. Digital losses can be disastrous, you will get over it. > DVD + HD is the way, and ciclically check your DVD. > My new HD is also kept in close, always off, and used only for pics, > and only to do backup or to review some pics (those times I fear). I agree and I'd add to that, check that optical media is clean prior to writing, write DVD or CDs in a single session and close the session and ensure that you verify the back-up after write. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
