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Vylen · 01-07-2009, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by vinzer

I'm just curious what you guys use to archive your old photos, how you intend to make them future-proof, etc.

All I have are two hard drives that contain the same photos. I have soured on DVD ever since I saw perfectly burned DVDs go kaput not even 5 years from the time of creation - I really don't want to burn an ever-increasing number of DVDs every couple of years or so. I'm looking to set-up a RAID system, but I thought that maybe with prices of SD cards going down, it'd be better to top off a couple of those and store them.

Share your own stories. We might be able to learn something new from one another.

On a related note, there are digital-to-film transfers for movies. Would you know if a similar service (or a DIY workaround) is available for still photos? I certainly would be interested to "analog-ize" my digital photos.

Uh you mean print your photos?

Also using SD cards as a storage medium might work - it may just be hard to find something reliable. The issue with hard drives is the fact they consist of moving components that can and will fail over time (although research suggests that the longer a HDD runs, the less chance is it will fail)

HDD's are pretty cheap too these days, setting up a RAID is a good idea, since the chances of more than one drive failing at the same time are pretty slim (unless its the raid enclosure that causes them to fail!)

01-07-2009, 08:51 PM	#2
Vylen Loyal Member Location: Sydney, Australia Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 335	Originally Posted by vinzer I'm just curious what you guys use to archive your old photos, how you intend to make them future-proof, etc. All I have are two hard drives that contain the same photos. I have soured on DVD ever since I saw perfectly burned DVDs go kaput not even 5 years from the time of creation - I really don't want to burn an ever-increasing number of DVDs every couple of years or so. I'm looking to set-up a RAID system, but I thought that maybe with prices of SD cards going down, it'd be better to top off a couple of those and store them. Share your own stories. We might be able to learn something new from one another. On a related note, there are digital-to-film transfers for movies. Would you know if a similar service (or a DIY workaround) is available for still photos? I certainly would be interested to "analog-ize" my digital photos. Uh you mean print your photos? Also using SD cards as a storage medium might work - it may just be hard to find something reliable. The issue with hard drives is the fact they consist of moving components that can and will fail over time (although research suggests that the longer a HDD runs, the less chance is it will fail) HDD's are pretty cheap too these days, setting up a RAID is a good idea, since the chances of more than one drive failing at the same time are pretty slim (unless its the raid enclosure that causes them to fail!)