The backup heaven is Restore. :-) Jostein
2008/4/3, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I understand the need for archival storage and try to do some. > My main fear is the amount of data I manipulate now and will in the future. > With a large amounts of data, checking the conditions of the back-up > becomes an issue. > Some of us have encountered problems where the backup hasn't worked > for the last 15 months. > You only find that out when you try to go back and retrieve something. > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Put your images into industry-standard formats (TIFF, JPEG, DNG) and > > archive the files. Upgrade the storage medium as the medium is > > improved by copying the files. Hard drives are the current standard > > storage medium. > > > > These formats will be around for many many years. You don't have to > > worry about software and drivers. > > > > Or, make five excellent prints of all your best work and delete all > > the original files. This means that everything you have is as good as > > a film image and print was. > > > > Godfrey > > > > On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:04 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > You also need to keep the software and drivers too. (I'd like to > > > think > > > I'm just paranoid...) > > > > > > AlunFoto wrote: > > >> At the agency where I work, we received roughly a TB of documentation > > >> last year. Loads of DVDs and CDs. > > >> > > >> We've had important documentation on DVDs corrupted in less than 2 > > >> years, and there's far much more money involved with these documents > > >> than with any photo. > > >> > > >> So we regard discs as transport media only. > > >> > > >> Privately, I tend to think the same way. I use DVDs as a second-stage > > >> disaster recovery backup, and make sure to keep the DVD unit used to > > >> produce the backup together with the discs. I don't wish to run the > > >> risk of subtle incompatibilities between different devices. And yes, > > >> I've seen that happen at work. I have even seen differences among DVD > > >> players/recorders from the same mfg. and same production run (similar > > >> serial numbers). > > >> > > >> Backup is, at its basest, a continuous and iterative process. > > > > >>> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
