Photo Storage Tips
By Brian Auer • January 19th, 2007Camera Labs put out an article on storage devices called “Backup your digital photos part 2 – it’s a RAID!“. They talk about the different options for storing and backing up your priceless collection of photos. Most importantly, they give some good direction for RAID 5 setups and how they work.
If you have a few thousand photos sitting on your hard drive, ensuring your data safety should be a very high priority. I just checked my archive — I’ve got over 16,000 photos stored on my drives. I use several redundant backup methods, such as annual or semi-annual DVD backups and a RAID 1 storage setup. A RAID 5 setup is looming ever closer in my “must have” list, but that type of setup is somewhat expensive.
If you have a stash of photos that you couldn’t stand to lose, and you’ve got the money to pick up or build a RAID 5 setup — DO IT NOW. The peace of mind will be well worth it.
Photo of the Day…Â
Photo by Brian Auer
06/12/05 ???, MT
Lightning storm somewhere in Montana
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
110mm equiv * f/3.5 * 1/40s * ISO320
Brian Auer is a photography enthusiast from San Diego, California. He's also the guy behind the Epic Edits Weblog. As a hobbyist photographer since 2003, his passion has been to constantly improve his photography skill set, to share his own knowledge with others, and to become an integral part of the photographic community.
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