Storing Digital Pics - What's the best way ?

d12go4 · 17th May 2005

Hi All

How do you guys store your valuable digital images ?

Do you leave them on the HD of your PC, or burn them onto CD/DVD ?

Thanks

MANjo

kelccm · 17th May 2005

I'll burn all the raw pictures onto DVD and will only keep those pictures that are processed in my HD. The processed pictures are also burned onto a seperate CD.

vince123123 · 17th May 2005

I'm also curious to know the answer to this, but more in respect of a large volume of files.

I am already on my 6th HDD and having close to 1TB of data to be archived. There doesn't seem to be a good and cheap way to archive data of such large volume other than copying it into other HDDs. DVDs are too small as each disc is only 4.7GB, CDs lagi worse. Thought of tape drives until I found out that the cheapest one is at least 1.5k.

Any suggestions? :P

Originally Posted by d12go4

Hi All

How do you guys store your valuable digital images ?

Do you leave them on the HD of your PC, or burn them onto CD/DVD ?

Thanks

MANjo

ortega · 18th May 2005

I delete the one that cannot make it, and after a while I also end up deleting the one that previously made it. dont look back keep pushing you standard and only keep the good stuff.

Me normally HDD and CD

Splutter · 18th May 2005

Maybe can try something hardcore like this if you really have tonnes of images

ernest_ted · 18th May 2005

I stored them in DVD and property catalog, just as you would with negatives, and keep in the dry cabinet.

vince123123 · 18th May 2005

this is cool, i wonder if they sell it in SG

Originally Posted by Splutter

Maybe can try something hardcore like this if you really have tonnes of images

Deadpoet · 18th May 2005

Originally Posted by Splutter

Maybe can try something hardcore like this if you really have tonnes of images

1 Tera byte of memory on a RAID 5 controller and networkable ... not bad at all, but price a bit steep at US$1,600+. Right now, I just have everything stred on 2 seperate drive, a rather inefficient but a bit more cost effective way to back everything up.

17th May 2005	#1
d12go4 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 132	Storing Digital Pics - What's the best way ? Hi All How do you guys store your valuable digital images ? Do you leave them on the HD of your PC, or burn them onto CD/DVD ? Thanks MANjo

18th May 2005	#4
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	I delete the one that cannot make it, and after a while I also end up deleting the one that previously made it. dont look back keep pushing you standard and only keep the good stuff. Me normally HDD and CD __________________ The Law

18th May 2005	#5
Splutter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gim Boon Tai Posts: 2,819	Maybe can try something hardcore like this if you really have tonnes of images __________________ If you understand my works, it's photography. If you don't, it's art. SplutterPhotography\|flickr

17th May 2005	#2
kelccm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere near a chinese lake Posts: 1,109	I'll burn all the raw pictures onto DVD and will only keep those pictures that are processed in my HD. The processed pictures are also burned onto a seperate CD.

18th May 2005	#6
ernest_ted Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Jurong Lake District - West Posts: 893	I stored them in DVD and property catalog, just as you would with negatives, and keep in the dry cabinet.