gjames9142 Posted September 3, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted September 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am wondering if anyone has found a system for the storage and identification of SD cards. I now use mine as yet another form of backup, occasionally slip them in custom pouches, but these are basically useless for systematic storage and labelling. At the very least I suppose the manufacturers could make them in white with a writable back. Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted September 4, 2014 Share #2  Posted September 4, 2014 I don't use them as backups, but from time to time I need one to be used for permanent storage of data (for example, a bootable copy of OSx Mavericks is on one). For that I use a small adhesive label. This is simply a cut down yellow 3M sticky label. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/233370-those-tiny-sd-cards/?do=findComment&comment=2663615'>More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share #3 Â Posted September 4, 2014 I guess it's a start. But if you have 80 of them, how do you file anyone so small ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 4, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted September 4, 2014 I guess it's a start. But if you have 80 of them, how do you file anyone so small ? Â There are loads of SD card wallet holders, with varying capacities and materials. Some are better for labeling. Google. Â Amazon even carries a case that comes with blank labels. Or you can print you own. Lots of options. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted September 5, 2014 Share #5 Â Posted September 5, 2014 I guess it's a start. But if you have 80 of them, how do you file anyone so small ? Â Â Horses for courses - of course, but I don't see the point of having 80 SD cards as backups when you can have one compact hard drive store and catalog the same information safer and more efficiently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted September 5, 2014 Share #6 Â Posted September 5, 2014 I guess you could use PVC sheets for 35mm slides which can be easily filed away with labels in a box file or ring binder of some sort. The little pockets might be a little looser than is ideal for an SD card but as long as you don't turn the sheets upside down and give them a good shake, the cards should stay put. That said, too don't see much of an advantage in keeping 'hard copy' back-ups of this kind compared with keeping the files archived on multiple hard drives (or, if you like the idea of solid state backup, on large 128GB flash drives or similar). I can see the attraction of having your 'digital negs', so to speak, archived separately like this but the downside of doing so seems to be a bit of an unnecessary logistical headache. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 5, 2014 Share #7  Posted September 5, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) SD and CF cards start losing data after 5/7 years. Not good for permanent storage  They work on the principle of storage locations having a charge ir not. Eventually the charge leaks off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted September 5, 2014 Share #8  Posted September 5, 2014 SD and CF cards start losing data after 5/7 years. Not good for permanent storage  That's a good point, I hadn't really thought of that (not just in the context of this thread but for my own storage considerations). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted September 5, 2014 Share #9  Posted September 5, 2014 SD and CF cards start losing data after 5/7 years. Not good for permanent storage They work on the principle of storage locations having a charge ir not. Eventually the charge leaks off.  ....never had data lost on my SD cards, and they are several years old. Even 1 a GB card that must be 6 years old is in use.So you mean that I should threw all cards older then 6 years in the bin?  I will have to do some shopping this afternoon to get replacement :D, otherwise I loose my pics  John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted September 5, 2014 Share #10  Posted September 5, 2014 ....never had data lost on my SD cards, and they are several years old. Even 1 a GB card that must be 6 years old is in use.So you mean that I should threw all cards older then 6 years in the bin? I will have to do some shopping this afternoon to get replacement :D, otherwise I loose my pics  John   When was the last time an image was written to your card? Recently? Or 6 years ago? There is a difference! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share #11 Â Posted September 6, 2014 Thanks for all the helpful replies. I realize that the card itself is not the ultimate repository. I save to hard drive and external hard drive and the man who makes my large exhibition prints has a Fort Knox-type storage system. I guess it is pure superstition to keep the original SD cards, especially of important projects, but this is what I do, and it is another way of finding images when Lightroom's totally counter-intuitive classifying system tells me that something is offline or missing, which happens more often than it should. But I will get the Amazon storage system. I suppose one could put the key images on gold-plated archival CDs. Cheers. Geoffrey James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 17, 2014 Share #12 Â Posted September 17, 2014 I do a Word or Text Edit title, print it, tape it down on the card. Â Do not use for permanent storage . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 17, 2014 Share #13 Â Posted September 17, 2014 When was the last time an image was written to your card?Recently? Or 6 years ago? There is a difference! Â Not really. SD standards give cards a minimum of 10 years life. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orient XI Posted October 2, 2014 Share #14 Â Posted October 2, 2014 I originally went to this thread thinking it might refer to micro SD cards + adaptor. These are often on sale at a discount to the normal SDHC cards. Has anybody been brave enough to try one in their Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted October 13, 2014 Share #15 Â Posted October 13, 2014 I had to buy one on a holiday abroad. No problem for my Ricoh. Â They are too small for my taste. Also, I had to use the enclosed frame to connect the contacts. That decreases the mean time between failure. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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