Thank you Lea. I am looking at SuperDuper, and ChronoSync. I do have an external using Time Machine to back up the entire computers drive. Once it fills up my plan is to not allow it to write over prior back ups - will just add another drive. I understand from you that this will not be a bootable. Frankly I am scared to death to move these photos off the computer drive.... so if there is any mental health support to do this, cheers and hoorays - I will take it! Ha! - Bobbie On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When I buy a new hard drive I format it to wipe all the unnecessary stuff off that comes pre-loaded and takes up space. > > Photos can then just be dropped to it, yes. > > However, since you're on mac you might consider an inexpensive little program called SuperDuper which will do the backup automatically in whatever schedule you choose. > > Note: drag and drop won't make a bootable disc so if you want your backup disc to be bootable you must mirror or clone your main drive. > > Lea > > > every minute of your time is of value to those who love you > > On Dec 27, 2011, at 2:30 PM, b b <blb820@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Have been following this discussion. >> May have missed something - asking a question... >> >> I am backing up my computers disk to an external drive. >> Have a second drive I wish to move all the photos to, thus removing >> them from the computer. >> (I am aware of how this will affect back ups on the first external drive.) >> >> My question is - is it really necessary to have additional software on >> an external hard drive - can the >> photos just be dropped on to it? >> >> Many thanks for your replies! >> >> - Bobbie >> ( iMac ) >> >> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 11:19 AM, <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> If you duplicate your working drive on to new external drive then you will >>> get all the files needed for Lightroom ( I'm assuming your photo only >>> computer has everything on the C drive). >>> >>> In Windows XP I know you can permanently assign letters to drives except for >>> C (and probably A and B). >>> >>> In Windows 7 I don't know if one can. Windows 7 lists drives with OS on >>> them as OS (C) and OS(F) and I have to check the size to see which one is C >>> since one drive is 1T and the other is 2T. What I have done on my XP >>> computer is to create a folder that appears first on the drive that ids it >>> e.q. AAA 80 Gig Maxtor so I always can check what drive I'm on. When >>> duplicating whole drives you have to create the folder each time you >>> duplicate it. >>> >>> Roy >> >
