In an earlier article I wrote that: RAID is not backup. It’s just increasing the reliability of the storage device. It’s still just one copy of the data. If you delete or corrupt a file, that deletion or corruption is stored reliably. This is very true, but there are more …
If you’ve followed along with the recommendations of earlier articles in this thread, you will have identified “sets” containing your data files. Grouping them together makes it easier to manage the files on your system, and by extension makes it easier to manage your backups. I’ll get back to sets …
In my earlier post about image storage, I introduced some of the fundamental guidelines which should help you in designing a filing system that’s going to work for you. I’ve already expanded on the topic of filenames, now we’ll move on to where you put those files. Group your files …
As mentioned in my previous article on image storage guidelines, each file in your collections of images should have a unique filename. It’s time to talk about that some more: You generally should NOT leave files with just their original camera-generated names. The standard “DCF” (Digital Camera Format) names have …
