Pictures on external HD

[JHAG]

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Slightly off topics here, but it would help me nevertheless.

I have so many shots with my M8 now I would like to have

my LR library and Capture One library and Aperture Library

on external HD, instead of my internal Apple HD (meaning

I would like to discharge internal HD by copying all pics on

external disks and deleting from internal one).

 

How could I do it, simply ? — external HD are Firewire connected.

Thanks.

[cboudier]

I don't know how it works for Aperture, but for LR you only have to say in the preferences where is your catalog file... and you can have several of them if you need to.

 

C1 does not use catalog, only "prefered" folder. You may store your images where ever you wish.

If you already worked on some images, C1 has create a folder inside the folder containing your original images --> move everything to your external HD.

[JHAG]

Merrecy, dear Boudier.

[wparsonsgisnet]

S, I would recommend that you look at a piece of software called Second Copy.

 

I use this, inexpensive, sw for all my backup chores. If you are being careful, you will want more than one copy of your diginegs. I keep 3 copies of the images that don't get deleted, and this software is terrific (and cheap).

[JHAG]

W. as always, a good piece of advice from you.

Alas, something is rotten in the kingdom of Denmark, since it's Windows only.

Window$ ? Ye$, Mr. Gate$.

And Mr. Allen, always your average Fester ? Ye$.

 

Thx, nevertheless.

BTW, I'll be flying tomorrow over your head, from Europe : my regards to Boston.

S.

[wparsonsgisnet]

Nuts. I thot there was an Apple version.

 

As an alternative, try a search on backup software. There have to be lots of programs like this out there, some probably that are shareware. A web search is how I found this one.

 

Regards,

[35mmSummicron]

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SuperDuper and Carbon Clone Copier are the most popular and effective mac backup software.

 

hope this helps.

 

 

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[fjmcsu]

Sthan,

At least for Aperture you can drag & drop or copy the aperture.library file you are now using to you FW hard drive. Depending on it's size it may take a while. Once copied start Aperture while holding down the alt/option key & choose the new library from the new FW drive. Now your library is on the FW drive.

[fjmcsu]

Sthan,

For Lightroom also start the program while holding down the option(alt)/control key Click on create New Database, this will bring up Save As dialog;browse to your FW HD & name the library(this includes a number of support files & documents).A new Lighroom library will appear which is empty.To populate the new library click on the import button in the lower left;once done importing ,close lightroom. When you open it again hold down the option/control key & pick the new database from the menu. You can choose to be prompted for the correct database in the preferences section. Hope this helps.

[charlesphoto99]

I highly highly recommend you get a mirror drive set up (Raid 1). I recently had an external drive go corrupt and stupidly hadn't backed up some of the folders on. I've been able to retrieve some but it's been a slow and painful process (ie days going on weeks). I now use a Lacie 2big mirror drive (I'm not a big fan of Lacie products but this is their best rated drive) though am looking into a real pro robust four bay setup as well. It was so much easier with film - if I lost a print (or a scan for that matter) I just reprinted or rescanned. Once that digital file is gone it's gone. My trust in consumer hard drives is about zilch. Get the good stuff and always have tow copies. Raid 1 is best because it does it for you automatically.

[wparsonsgisnet]

S,

 

I echo part of the sentiment above. You do need some sort of duplicate (or more) backup.

 

I don't think you necessarily need a RAID array system. If you are the only user of the drive, then a RAID solution will exercise it unnecessarily.

 

I highly recommend that you DO use a software solution that does this for you in a controlled, orderly fashion. The recs above for the Mac make sense.

 

I don't use an automatic backup. I "mirror" every time I do a project.

 

You may wish to utilize an automatic process. In any case, if you don't use a RAID solution, you should have more than one copy -- on more than one drive. These are your negatives.

 

When I set up to mirror my images the first time, I made sure I have copies on two drives. When one of those drives died, it really shook me up. As a result, I retain 3 copies, on 3 different drives, one of which is "off-site" in my detached garage in a fire-proof file box.

 

If they get lost, then ... they'll be lost. Bummer.

 

Regards,

[Overgaard]

As for backup, I will suggest manually backup in the most simple way.

 

Raid systems are great for speed but when they go awry, it's tricky. Tape backups are slow, expensive and (has been for me) faulty when you need them. CD's and DVD's are slow and too expensive.

 

Hard drives are great.

 

Have your working files on one. Do manual copy to another HD of "latest files" or "latest folders" every day, week or whenever you feel like it so that you maintain a clone of the original HD.

 

Perhaps do this again on another HD, making copy of the original one - not a copy of the copy.

 

It's very easy and it works. No complications that can go awry, only a matter of hardware that can go down. Which is anyway why we do backups.

[cwf]

I found SuperDuper! terrific. It is easy to set up and once in place does its thing every night for me. Dave Nanian provided terrific pre-sale and set up advice, too. And it is inexpensive (under $30).

 

I additionally use Aperture vaults to a different external HD (SD! is easier with its own drive). I make two identical vaults on the same drive in different folders and then manually run the vault utility. I do it twice in case the copy function fails in the middle of the vault function.

 

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who have had a hard drive failure and those are going to have a hard drive failure.

[cboudier]

One more thing about Lightroom !

 

The place where is the catalog and where are stored your images may be different...

When you import your new images, just choose "import photos at their current location"

If they already are on your external HD, they will remain there, and the catalog will stay where you choose it to be (on your internal HD by default)

 

My 0,02€