Comments on: Laughing Last http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/2007/01/backup-strategies/ The Photography of Brian White Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:59:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Brian White http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/2007/01/backup-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-33525 Brian White Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:15:15 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/17/backup-strategies/#comment-33525 An update... I've stopped using tape backup and CD/DVD media. They're just too difficult to manage and so end up not being managed at all. My new computer also uses RAID1 (mirror) in order to require fewer drives and provide faster write speeds. I now use <a href="http://www.crashplan.com/" rel="nofollow">CrashPlan</a> to archive all my data to a friend's computer (and soon a second friend's as well). This provides my off-site backup. CrashPlan is free for personal use with pay versions if you need some more advanced features. You can also purchase on-line storage from them if you don't have friend's with big enough drives or who keep their computers on and connected all the time. An update… I’ve stopped using tape backup and CD/DVD media. They’re just too difficult to manage and so end up not being managed at all. My new computer also uses RAID1 (mirror) in order to require fewer drives and provide faster write speeds.

I now use CrashPlan to archive all my data to a friend’s computer (and soon a second friend’s as well). This provides my off-site backup. CrashPlan is free for personal use with pay versions if you need some more advanced features. You can also purchase on-line storage from them if you don’t have friend’s with big enough drives or who keep their computers on and connected all the time.

]]> By: Marc Weiersmuller http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/2007/01/backup-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Marc Weiersmuller Sun, 27 May 2007 22:32:52 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/17/backup-strategies/#comment-1108 My current backup strategy is very simple: I have 2 Seagate drives, I copy using SynToy files from one drive to the other one and I use one drive for working, the other one for backup. However reading the The DAM book, I can see that my current backup strategy has flaws... My current backup strategy is very simple: I have 2 Seagate drives, I copy using SynToy files from one drive to the other one and I use one drive for working, the other one for backup. However reading the The DAM book, I can see that my current backup strategy has flaws…

]]> By: Brian White http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/2007/01/backup-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Brian White Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:39:54 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/17/backup-strategies/#comment-59 I don't think I'm forgetting that. I make several mention of "off-site" backups and archives. I used the example of a meteor strike instead of a fire, though I admin the latter is more likely. I don’t think I’m forgetting that. I make several mention of “off-site” backups and archives. I used the example of a meteor strike instead of a fire, though I admin the latter is more likely.

]]> By: Andre http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/2007/01/backup-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Andre Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:10:41 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/17/backup-strategies/#comment-58 Very interesting article. Thanks for the writeup. I believe that you are forgetting physical separation: I back up all my photos to an external drive and then I take the drive to work and stash it away. The idea behind this is disaster control. If I am having a fire (god beware) at my place and my computers are physically destroyed, my photos will survive at my work place. Also I have my websites hosted at the eastcoast and soon I am having my backup ftp server running at home (california). This way, even if some major disaster happens, I will have my data in either of the two places. Yeah I know, it may seem a bit paranoid, but loosing the pictures would hurt a lot and the cost of backing up is nothing in comparison. good article! Very interesting article. Thanks for the writeup.
I believe that you are forgetting physical separation:
I back up all my photos to an external drive and then I take the drive to work and stash it away. The idea behind this is disaster control. If I am having a fire (god beware) at my place and my computers are physically destroyed, my photos will survive at my work place.
Also I have my websites hosted at the eastcoast and soon I am having my backup ftp server running at home (california). This way, even if some major disaster happens, I will have my data in either of the two places.
Yeah I know, it may seem a bit paranoid, but loosing the pictures would hurt a lot and the cost of backing up is nothing in comparison.

good article!

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