Emily, I assume you mean your hard drive! Anyhow, I guess I should look for off-site storage info. I haven't considered it because I have a slow home connection and would have to transport media to a faster computer. Would I feel better if all my image files were in a salt mine somewhere? AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 4th ed. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: Storing external HDs > From: "Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, January 19, 2006 10:05 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > At 7:09 AM -0700 1/19/06, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >Has anyone compared prices of off-site storage with DVD's and external > >drives? It requires a high-speed connection but might be the best > >solution for serious back-up. The files will always be accessable no > >matter what changes occur with storage/retrieval systems. > > > Just one hard drive crash away... > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography > http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/