tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post7086557420830981500..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Saving StuffFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53035048951969688512010-03-08T14:55:32.303-06:002010-03-08T14:55:32.303-06:00I forgot to mention that I have a back up on an ex...I forgot to mention that I have a back up on an external hard driv e- but my back up isn't working right now. And my husband keeps telling me he is going to fix it. I sure can't.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-36248037968489174442010-03-06T05:54:55.454-06:002010-03-06T05:54:55.454-06:00darn, I meant written to 100,000 times not 1000,00...darn, I meant written to 100,000 times not 1000,000 times.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-34541792461754100312010-03-06T05:53:53.589-06:002010-03-06T05:53:53.589-06:00p.s. You can tell how much disk space (both avail...p.s. You can tell how much disk space (both available and used) you have on your pc by clicking Start, My Computer, right clicking on Local Disk C:, and then clicking on Properties. It's in the General tab in the panel that brings up.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-42997942571416374612010-03-06T05:47:10.131-06:002010-03-06T05:47:10.131-06:00As a disclaimer, I'm technically an HP retiree...As a disclaimer, I'm technically an HP retiree. I did not go to work for them voluntarily, I'm only in their tent because they bought the company I worked for.<br /><br />I used to use an HP external hard drive as a backup until I discovered, drop it and its data is gone forever.<br /><br />I have heard varying things about how long data lasts on home-burnt CDs, not as long as commercially produced ones, I think.<br /><br />I use HP thumb flash drives for backup. I also have some SanDisk flash drives, but they started putting extraneous software on them that makes them difficult to use easily. As far as I know, both are reliable brands. They seem very rugged. I have even heard of people accidentally sending them through the washing machine with no ill effects because they forgot to take them out of their pockets.<br /><br />The rumor is each block on a flash drive can be written to 50,000 to 1000,000 times before they noticeably degrade.<br /><br />Here's my latest flash drive purchase which holds 32 GB, at about $97:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/v125w-USB-Flash-Drive-P-FD32GHP125-FS/dp/B0026RHE90<br /><br />What I also like about them is they are so small, storage of them is easy. I have three that I rotate to backup my entire set of files, so if something has gone wrong and I don't notice it for awhile, there is a chance it is on an older backup.<br /><br />I also have a couple that I've backed up really important stuff to and put in my safe deposit box in case the house burns down or whatever.<br /><br />Of course, all digital devices become obsolete. I just have to look at my closet with its boxes of Beta and VHS tapes waiting for me to convert them to know that. So it's a good idea to keep that in mind.<br /><br />That's one reason I'm printing out, on archival photo paper and with archival inks, some of the photos and labeling them. I'm using Pioneer SJ-100 Jumbo scrapbooks to store them, since they have acid-free paper and aren't cutesy scrapbooks with animals and stuff on them, but rather the old fashioned kind with plain parchment colored paper.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33280542022944952972010-03-05T08:29:31.775-06:002010-03-05T08:29:31.775-06:00I am also impressed with 41,000 photos! Yikes! I h...I am also impressed with 41,000 photos! Yikes! I have an external hard drive that backs up regularly and I have lost stuff and had it come back magically with the Time Machine, as they call it in the Mac world. I have lots of room but then again, I don't take that many pictures!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54638485547941179532010-03-04T23:43:15.473-06:002010-03-04T23:43:15.473-06:00And 41,000 images! Seriously? Impressive.And 41,000 images! Seriously? Impressive.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83899954438007450742010-03-04T23:42:41.456-06:002010-03-04T23:42:41.456-06:00I'm so glad I got an external hard drive so I ...I'm so glad I got an external hard drive so I can do a backup with two keystrokes (or less, since I actually set it to back up automatically every night). My hard drive crashed twice last year, and the external drive saved everything. Whew.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5356951032109685882010-03-04T23:20:11.206-06:002010-03-04T23:20:11.206-06:00Wow girl.. that is a lot of photos! I've insta...Wow girl.. that is a lot of photos! I've installed an external hard disk too now that I've started getting trigger happy.LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6893297108434538672010-03-04T21:11:41.939-06:002010-03-04T21:11:41.939-06:00If there is such a group as Old Photographics Anon...If there is such a group as Old Photographics Anonymous please stay away from them. Because you are blessed with all those photos and the stories that you have. I'm one of those who have very few photos. And I would very much have appreciated the type of work you are doing had it been done in our family. In fact I love seeing all your photos even though they are not my family. Your photos and the stories that go with them remind me of the stories around the kitchen table I grew up hearing.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80421443535815868222010-03-04T20:33:46.040-06:002010-03-04T20:33:46.040-06:00nothing like ye ol back up to have you sleep at ni...nothing like ye ol back up to have you sleep at night :) <br /><br />gpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-59338643864736216192010-03-04T18:58:38.406-06:002010-03-04T18:58:38.406-06:00I do the same thing with photos and files - - - ch...I do the same thing with photos and files - - - check and double check to make sure they are on the new saved drive - - -Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-32400664071555402432010-03-04T18:06:17.026-06:002010-03-04T18:06:17.026-06:00I had the same problem. So I deleted, which is as...I had the same problem. So I deleted, which is as hard as cleaning my closet. I have burned to disc and finally found enough space to defrag.<br /><br />Good luck, new things always rattle me a little.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49993103811222741682010-03-04T16:13:27.317-06:002010-03-04T16:13:27.317-06:00Funny that you posted this today. That is exactly...Funny that you posted this today. That is exactly what I have been doing much of the day. Backing up my photo and music files on DVDs and and onto an external hard drive too. Even with the extra work involved it is better than taking a chance on losing them to a hard drive crash.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78185842638280283512010-03-04T15:57:55.687-06:002010-03-04T15:57:55.687-06:00I finally had to trust an external hard drive and ...I finally had to trust an external hard drive and some flash drives for a secondary. The husband says the world won't end if I lose a picture. WHAT DOES HE KNOW?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89049247887149473132010-03-04T14:16:32.553-06:002010-03-04T14:16:32.553-06:00Be careful keeping all your old photos just on CD&...Be careful keeping all your old photos just on CD's/DVD's...they don't last long either...one techy told me they lose their integrity over time.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-8101701528380938932010-03-04T14:03:18.780-06:002010-03-04T14:03:18.780-06:0041,000 pictures.
And that's just the good one...41,000 pictures.<br /><br />And that's just the good ones.<br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />(If I kept just the good ones, I'd have about five.)Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78265197273962249342010-03-04T13:22:25.233-06:002010-03-04T13:22:25.233-06:00If the hd works correctly, it should have every si...If the hd works correctly, it should have every single file duplicated on it. The big job would be someday that you have to dump off of the portable hd. I missed the schoolhouse blog, I must be spacing off. I guess I shut down all weekend. It is an interesting building.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91735707877979489082010-03-04T13:09:42.407-06:002010-03-04T13:09:42.407-06:00Good luck girl. I sure hope ya get the dang thing...Good luck girl. I sure hope ya get the dang thing figured out. Those manuals, in my opinion ya'll have to already know how to do it to understand what their explaining. Go figure....<br /><br />Have a greatly blessed day!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30961696920788993042010-03-04T12:28:04.025-06:002010-03-04T12:28:04.025-06:00Like you have lots of photos, but unlike you I don...Like you have lots of photos, but unlike you I don't have an extra hard drive. Sounds like I had better get one.<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66169372301587973052010-03-04T12:10:38.542-06:002010-03-04T12:10:38.542-06:00Connie, always good for a chuckle, and a outright ...Connie, always good for a chuckle, and a outright laugh. <br /><br />Arabic, I love it.<br /><br />40,000 and I thought that I had a lot.<br /><br />I did email some historical society about that building, and was feeling rather smug. But they sent me back a snotty email about contacting the CORRECT historical society. So I gave up. <br /><br />Glad to know what the answer is. I seem to only like mysteries when they are solved quickly.<br /><br />I have a external harddrive, and like you, I really don't trust them. LOL.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47421255631781911732010-03-04T12:01:31.069-06:002010-03-04T12:01:31.069-06:00Font is driving me nuts today..I finally just gave...Font is driving me nuts today..I finally just gave up..maybe I should just go back to bed! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49908084699278793672010-03-04T11:50:35.873-06:002010-03-04T11:50:35.873-06:00I seem to be having the same trouble, my computer ...I seem to be having the same trouble, my computer is getting slower and slower. I don't have near as many photos as you, but since I don't spend as much time on backing up my files as I should, then they just sit on the computer. Dangerous I know, one little gliche and poof they are history.<br />Let us know how you go on with your external drive, that sounds interesting.A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com