Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-06 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-03 17:12 , Brian Walters wrote: However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their files.. this is an updated version of my reply to the "syncronizing disks" thread in January (you might find some the rest of that thread helpful) since that time i bought a

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My backup system is documented on http://www.gdgphoto.com/articles/ Click on "#06 - Backup System Notes". G On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > I just spent several "enjoyable" hours recovering from a near disaster, > photographically speaking. > > My backup plan

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/6/2011 08:29, Boris Liberman wrote: So far no major disasters that I couldn't cope with. Twice we had to rebuild the raid, but given that it was a mirror, data was intact. Few times I have deleted something I should have. Easily restored from my backups. Typo: I deleted something I should

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/4/2011 02:12, Brian Walters wrote: However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their files.. My method is not bullet proof, but I reckon no method is. I have a unix box with 2 pairs of HDDs in mirror raid setup. I copy the files from the memory cards directly on

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/5/2011 18:47, Bob W wrote: I write all the 0s and 1s down on different pieces of paper, thread them together with waxed cotton (obviously not in the original sequence - I encrypt for security purposes) and keep them in the big green plastic storage box at the front of my house. Then once a

RE: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Bob W
> > Digital photography - bah!! > > However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their > files.. > I write all the 0s and 1s down on different pieces of paper, thread them together with waxed cotton (obviously not in the original sequence - I encrypt for security purpose

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2011-06-04 5:08, Brian Walters wrote: > >>> Brad does back up.??? >> >> I wish I'd been around then.  Sounds like it was a lot of fun! It was, and it wasn't. Dave > > For some values of "fun". > > Sort of like "2 + 2 = 5, for extremely l

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-04 5:08, Brian Walters wrote: Brad does back up.??? I wish I'd been around then. Sounds like it was a lot of fun! For some values of "fun". Sort of like "2 + 2 = 5, for extremely large values of two". -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-03 19:12, Brian Walters wrote: However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their files.. Two computers in my home that each have four-drive RAID 10 arrays are my primary "negative" storage. I back them up with five external backup drives in a rotation. I

RE: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-05 Thread John Coyle
> > On 03/06/2011 5:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > >> > >> However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup > >> their files.. Step 1. Move everything from the card to an external hard drive. Step 2. Burn the new files to a DVD . No editing, as I do delete in camera those

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:56 -0400, "David J Brooks" wrote: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:47 PM, William Robb > wrote: > > On 03/06/2011 5:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > >> > >> However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their > >> files.. > > > > I use a Drobo. > > Brad d

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > Digital photography - bah!! > > However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their > files.. > > > > Cheers > > Brian Similar to your method Brian, two externals, plus when i get enough files to fill a D

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:47 PM, William Robb wrote: > On 03/06/2011 5:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> >> However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their >> files.. > > I use a Drobo. Brad does back up.??? Dave > > -- > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-03 Thread John Francis
At present I back up (although not often enough) to three different external drives plus my laptop before I delete images from the SD card. Later on this month a friend will be sticking some machines in a rack at a colo site here in San Jose, and he's offered me some free space in the rack (plus

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 3, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > I just spent several "enjoyable" hours recovering from a near disaster, > photographically speaking. > > My backup plan for the past few years has been to store all my photos on > two external hard drives - No.1 is permanently att

Re: Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-03 Thread William Robb
On 03/06/2011 5:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their files.. I use a Drobo. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

Just Dodged a Bullet

2011-06-03 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I just spent several "enjoyable" hours recovering from a near disaster, photographically speaking. My backup plan for the past few years has been to store all my photos on two external hard drives - No.1 is permanently attached to the computer and No.2 is kept off site (sort of - since