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Digital Photo storage This is a friendly reminder to back up your pictures.....
Digital photographers what method do you use? | |
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i just save em to my hard drive....do u mean...i should keep em on disc or somehting? 
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Is it me or is Photobucket.com down?  Is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity | |
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violett said:
i just save em to my hard drive....do u mean...i should keep em on disc or somehting? Even MORE important if you are online with that computer.... I am using CD... but it feels so unsfe with your memories... Presently I am using CD backups and a extra computer that is for storage only... I just wonder if there is a more reliable method... | |
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MarySharon said: Is it me or is Photobucket.com down?
It appears up... try it again... | |
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DVD backups work well. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. Regardless of the day, I'm glad you were born. | |
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Thunderbird said: DVD backups work well.
Do they occasionally come up blank in a few years like CD's? I'm looking at long term preservation... | |
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Muse2NOPharaoh said: Thunderbird said: DVD backups work well.
Do they occasionally come up blank in a few years like CD's? I'm looking at long term preservation... Yes. | |
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J0eyC0c0 said: Muse2NOPharaoh said: Do they occasionally come up blank in a few years like CD's? I'm looking at long term preservation... Yes. Really? How old is the oldest DVD you've had deteriorate? Most people I know have only had DVD burners for a few years, so I didn't think they had time to see these effects. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. Regardless of the day, I'm glad you were born. | |
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Muse2NOPharaoh said: MarySharon said: Is it me or is Photobucket.com down?
It appears up... try it again... It works now!  Is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity | |
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J0eyC0c0 said: Muse2NOPharaoh said: Do they occasionally come up blank in a few years like CD's? I'm looking at long term preservation... Yes. How is it that occurs? So an extra hard drive is stil the way to go? | |
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Muse2NOPharaoh said: Thunderbird said: DVD backups work well.
Do they occasionally come up blank in a few years like CD's? I'm looking at long term preservation... I would think that if you made two cd copies you would be safe as they are not going to both fail. | |
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Muse2NOPharaoh said: J0eyC0c0 said: Yes. How is it that occurs? So an extra hard drive is stil the way to go? If you want to get technical, computer guys will tell you that even hard disk drives aren't really built to last. It depends on what "long-term" means. Like forever, forever ever, forever ever? You can keep transferring the data to the newer formats, whatever we'll be on in a few years. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. Regardless of the day, I'm glad you were born. | |
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Thunderbird said: Muse2NOPharaoh said: How is it that occurs? So an extra hard drive is stil the way to go? If you want to get technical, computer guys will tell you that even hard disk drives aren't really built to last. It depends on what "long-term" means. Like forever, forever ever, forever ever? You can keep transferring the data to the newer formats, whatever we'll be on in a few years. Agreed! Point taken! | |
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This is all good to know...been thinking about that recently too, Muse  | |
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At the end of every month.....I back up ALL my digital photos onto a cd. This way if something goes wrong with the computer.....you might only loose a couple of weeks worth of shots at the worst. | |
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If you're going to save them to CD, use gold plated CDs rather than silver. They're supposed to last much longer. Keeping them out of heat and moisture helps, too.
Helpful link: http://www.inkjetart.com/mitsui/ [Edited 9/27/04 16:05pm] | |
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MrJoker said: If you're going to save them to CD, use gold plated CDs rather than silver. They're supposed to last much longer. Keeping them out of heat and moisture helps, too.
Helpful link: http://www.inkjetart.com/mitsui/ [Edited 9/27/04 16:05pm] Thanks!!!! | |
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