| The Boring of Storing Digital Photos |
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| Written by Allen Murabayashi | |||||||
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There are few things in life that bore me more than talking about data storage. All the other contributors get to talk about cool photos and inspiration, and I’m stuck talking about bits and bytes. It just doesn’t seem fair. But although the topic makes me want crows to peck my eyes out, I still get questions like this all the time: ”I have used individual backup drives but really need to put a better system in place. I'm not really a high-tech person, so the few things I've read online actually don't make a whole lot of sense to me. What should I do?” Storing digital photos can feel like a daunting task. Storage is a reality that we’re confronted with as our archives grow, and as the file sizes from our cameras increase. Stacking external hard drives on your shelf might not be the best solution in the long term. Fortunately, there are a number of options for photographers. But before we get into the nitty gritty, here are a few things to consider… Move it or lose it Hard drives are mechanical devices that are prone to failure. Drive manufacturers claim “mean time between failures” upwards of 65 years. But as anyone who has owned more than a couple computers knows, this is malarkey. Hard drives crash all the time, and there is nothing worse than losing photos. Fortunately, drive capacities have been doubling annually (known as Kryder’s Law) for the past 15 years, while prices have simultaneously dropped. So photographers can and should create a plan to move their data from one drive to the next every three years, regardless of whether the drive fails or not. Please Log In or Sign Up for a FREE Silver Account to access the rest of this article or others on ProPhotoResource.com | |||||||
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