On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM, John Francis<jo...@panix.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 06:08:58AM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: >> So i finally made it to a Future shop and picked up an external HD to >> use as my LR back up drive. >> >> I managed to get my catalogue backed up, at least i think i have them >> all, it did not ask that question. > > Silly question, but: are you sure you've backed up the *images*, as > well as the catalogue? It's best to be sure that you have done that > before you actually delete any of the images from the disk. > > Bear in mind, too, that if you've only got the images copied to one > external drive, then as soon as you delete them from your hard drive > you no longer have a backup of those images. If your external drive > goes bad you've lost those images for ever. You should really get a > second external drive as well, and keep a redundant copy.
Photos are backed up on two separate HD's and also on a DVD. The catalogues are on a third drive. I'm doing this all wrong, aren't I . Dave > > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
