So you'd need a separate system for backing up those that ties it back to the RAW files.ĭropbox might work, but I'm not sure how approachable "smart sync" is and their pricing tiers don't seem like a great fit. Lightroom databases can get relatively large since it includes caches and thumbnails. I see you can technically upload RAW files, but unless that integrates very well with your photo management software, I'm not sure if it's of much use. Most photographers want to archive the source files and edits (project files). I've never heard of Photoshelter, but it sounds like you upload high-resolution final images that are ready to view and print-it doesn't seem all that different from Smugmug or Flickr. Sadly, I would be suspicious of using any service (since it would mean uploading 100s of gigs of images for the kinds of people who would use it) since they shut down so often. There's a giant graveyard of push-button photo backup sites targeting photographers. I haven't done serious photography in years, but my guess is that the market isn't quite as big as the parent suspects (the people who want it aren't willing the pay). I used to use Backblaze but even with basic B2 storage, I found it more expensive than Google Cloud storage (coldline).īut with anything your use case, preparedness to learn and financial situation will dictate what you end up doing. QNAP or Synology to aid the config and use a blob storage service to store the data (if upload speed permits). So for long term easy access, I recommend to others to look into 4-Bay NAS units (at a minimum) for future flexibility. You can get a lot of shoeshining if you don't do things properly. It's not a simple drop type opperation as a hard drive is. ![]() I've been dabbling with LTO to backup images, but you need to know what you are doing with tape. However that being said, I use a combination of NAS of which I have about 40TB of pure photos (yes a lot of images). But the problem isn't limited to just photographers, it's anyone who acquires data of any type. I've seen first hand accounts like the one linked, where people acquire hard drive after hard drive with no end in sight. I have run into this storage problem on more occassions than I can poke a stick at. I'm a pro-photographer and work in IT as well. I haven't found a solution for this problem that will allow me to complete a backup (or even complete a long-duration manual copy). ![]() So the backup program keeps going, but now it's filling up the local disk. ![]() Since Linux uses regular folders as mount points, the old mount point at "/media/path" becomes a valid folder on the local disk. Instead it, gets mounted at " /media/path-1". Now here's the problem, perhaps because the backup program is still making the the original mount point "busy", Ubuntu doesn't re-mount the media to the path. Which causes Ubuntu to unmount and remount the drive. But this sleep-wake causes a USB disconnect and reconnect. Now here's the thing, the drive DOES realize it has more to do and wake back up. Maddeningly, the USB drive has a feature that it goes to sleep after 15 minutes or so, even if Ubuntu is actively using it to write files! Maybe the drivers on Windows do something that keep it awake, but on Linux it just goes to sleep in the middle of being used. It took me a few minutes to figure out what happened. I was shocked to come back and find the RAID 100% full and only a few GB copied. I set the backup going and left it a few hours. ![]() I tried to back up a 60% full Ubuntu Linux RAID to a 4TB USB3 hard drive.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |