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| Thread ID: 40699 | 2003-12-15 05:59:00 | Backing up photos on Photoshop Album 2 | suethomo (4694) | Press F1 |
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| 200726 | 2003-12-15 05:59:00 | Does anyone know why it is in Photoshop Album the following happens. I succesfully backed up my collection of photos to a CD-R However if I then go and take several more photos and add them to my catalogue and then go to back them up I have to do this to a new CD-R as the first one - although not full was finalised. Hence everytime I back up I need a new CD - even if it is a CD-RW (in the case of a RW CD photoshop wants to erase everything on the disk before it uses it!!) If I want to back up every week I am going to have 52 disks on my shelf. Am I using the wrong system here? Can anyone give me some ideas where I am going wrong. How do others back up photos simply on a regular basis with a so-called good program like Photoshop Album |
suethomo (4694) | ||
| 200727 | 2003-12-15 06:16:00 | Cd's are not a "read/write" medium like a floppy disk or hard disk. They are designed as a write once read many times medium. If you burn the files to a CD and don't finalise, sure you can add to it, but in doing so the entire TOC (Table of Contents) on the CD needs to be abandoned and a new one written. That action uses up many megabytes, irrespective of the fact you might just add 1 photo. CD-RW in some modes avoids this, but my experience has been that it can be a very unreliable method, and unfortunately you don't find out until its too late, when you want to access the backup files. I backup to a second HDD every day, and only incremental file changes are saved. I regularly rotate my backup HDD (its in a removeable tray) as well, I have 6. Every few days I back up to a CD, then archive that CD, I certainly use more than 52 CDs a year, but at 60c per CD its not expensive. I do not use a "program" to backup, as organising a logical set of folders allows a simple drag and drop, or "send to" a zip file to backup using drag and drop, to gain compression. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 200728 | 2003-12-15 06:18:00 | What CD burning software are you using or is it native to Photoshop Album? In most burning sftaware there is an option to not finalise the CD, eg, Multi Session Disc, in Nero. Have a look through the dialogue boxes or preferences before you burn and uncheck anything that says finalise disc or session. HTH Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 200729 | 2003-12-15 06:31:00 | Of course you are right Goddie. Packet writing (like In CD) can be a bit dodgy. I haven't had too much of an issue with multi session discs but haven't tried it for anything but the usual office doc's not photo's or music. Nor have I written to a disc more than twice. So it would seem the way to go is to back up to HDD and burn when you have enough to warrent using a CD if you want "permanent' copies. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 200730 | 2003-12-15 06:35:00 | Thats my view Murray . I work on the basis that I am unlikely to lose 2 HDD at once, and there is last weeks HDD in the safe, and the archived CD as well . Mind you, my data is business related, but the principle still holds . HDD prices are so cheap now, a second fixed one is a viable option (as long as the PC isn't stolen)! I have my primary HDD in a caddy as well, and a spare HDD with a ghosted copy of the system on it . I can be up and running again in minutes if I lose a HDD . I have lost 3 in the last 2 years, they don't make them like they used to . . . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 200731 | 2003-12-15 08:20:00 | Many thanks for your help - this is a great forum as replies are so prompt and helpful. Having a laptop does not make backing up to another HDD so easy but I see where you are coming from. Will probably just back up photos directly from the HDD to a CD-R once a week. Many thanks | suethomo (4694) | ||
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