I back up to DVD. Two sets, one off site. RAWs are backed up to
them as well as keepers. I am sloppy about system backups, and do
have some folders which aren't backed up at all, like my business
paperwork. Once every couple years or so I pull the entire non-image
folder and throw it on whatever size non-moving medium will hold it
all.
I also maintain a folder of jpegs of every one of my keepers, in a
folder hierarchy that mirrors that on my external hard drive.
I have an external Firewire 500G Western Digital drive which holds
all my master image files for ready access, but not as backup.
LaCie has a very poor reputation on the Mac-L, Maxtor sort of
mezza-mezza, Western Digital and Seagate are most frequently
recommended.
Hard drive are mechanical, non-moving media get superceded and the
entire backup has to be done every time. It's been x years since
DVDs gave CDs a run for their money, x (6?) years since zip
cartridges were worth bothering with, x (8) years since floppies
became irrelevant and one can still buy USB external floppy drives
for those who didn't understand these transitions.
I have more faith in my DVDs enduring as a medium for another 6 years
after watching the progression from floppies to DVDs over the years!
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
http://www.landsedgephoto.com
http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/
