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Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 2 of 2)

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allbackupIn part one of this article, Matthew Fletcher explained the different connection types for external hard drives, and compared three strategies for backing up your photos.

In part two of this guide, Matthew explains a few backup options in detail, and provides a few specific recommendations: [Read more…] about Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 2 of 2)

Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 1 of 2)

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Photo by Matthew Field (used under the CC-Attr-SA license)
Photo by Matthew Field (used under the CC-Attr-SA license)
Like toasters, cars and space shuttles, hard disks are mechanical devices that will eventually fail. Unlike most other devices, you cannot perform a service on a hard drive to prevent future failures. That means that all your images are sitting on a device that is like a ticking time bomb. The big question is: “What happens to your images when the bomb explodes?”

Having a backup plan in place is like having a bomb shelter. It might be inconvenient for a while but you will survive to live another day. Fortunately creating a backup strategy is much easier than making a bomb shelter. 🙂 [Read more…] about Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 1 of 2)