Originally posted by stevebrot Your cloud storage access and utility are only as good as your Internet connection. One of the reasons I don't use my available accounts is that my DSL upload is throttled to a fairly low bandwidth.
I use an external USB-3, non-SSD, hard drive for my backup strategy and leave the drive disconnected when not actively doing backup. For sharing of multiple files or zips, I use a free Dropbox account.
Steve
For sure on the internet connection. I'm fortunate to have fast broadband access, but it does bring up the question of being in other places where that might not be the case.
@stevebrot - Why did you choose the USB-3 over an SSD - Cost?
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Originally posted by boriscleto Adobe has there own cloud storage that is part of Creative Cloud. But it is limited to 2 GB.
Yes, I read that too. I was wondering if the ICloud Drive was more useful. I'll have to check into that.
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Originally posted by julianbenjamin I'm actually going to be setting up Amazon Prime tonight with an automatic sync between my folders and the cloud. I have about 35GB to upload initially, and it'll probably be running overnight. Also using LightRoom perpetual license. While there's no sync directly between the two, the Amazon Prime app monitors the folders I believe and syncs the two when changes are made.
Another option is OneDrive from Microsoft. I know their app monitors the file system and uploads changes (adds/deletes/modifications) so the external app (in this case Lightroom) doesn't need to know anything about it.
Good luck with the upload. I sent two years' worth and it took all night. But I wasn't using the App but looked at it last night and realized it might be faster than the way I did it, because you can actually move whole folders over. With the one set I did last night, it seemed a lot quicker. I didn't know the App monitors changes... That would be VERY useful!
Re: Microsoft's One Drive, I actually just signed up for that two days ago. It showed up on my laptop with Windows 10. Looks like it might have potential.
In either case -- and, if nothing else -- I have valued the redundant backup in the cloud. Free is a very good price and it helps to know that in a household disaster or hard drive/backup crash, my work isn't completely lost.
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Originally posted by swhay I use a free drop box account for my YNAB database file and 1Password database, that works great to keep info synced between my wife's laptop and mine as well as our iPhones. You would probably want the paid professional version of drop box, but I don't see why you could not set up Lightroom to use the shared drop box folder from your Mac instead of a local folder.
I wondered that, too. I'll look into it, thanks!
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Originally posted by 12345 There are alternatives to Flickr's Uploadr which just went PRO only...
Flickr Schedulr - Home
It can be used to upload normally, (i.e. you don't
have to schedule), but I don't think it has a feature that watches a folder and automagically uploads when you add photos to it.
That's pretty much what I inferred from their recent change. BTW, did you just make up that word? Automagically? That's fantastic!!
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Originally posted by btnapa I switched from a custom built PC (32GB RAM, RAID 10, high end graphic card, 6 Core i7) to a Macbook Pro with 512SSD and 16GB RAM. I mainly did it for the portability of the Mac. The Mac is slower but not by much. I have hooked up the Mac to a BenQ 32" monitor and the combo is fantastic.
I am looking at storage solutions too. The most bang for the buck I have found is the OWC RAID solutions. There are two versions. One with 3.5" drives and the other with 2.5" laptop drives. I saw them at WPPI in Vegas a few weeks ago. I had a chance to talk to them at the show. The 2.5" solution is only up to 8TB capacity. Whereas the 3.5: is up to 40TB! Both of them are Raid 5 or other RAID configurable. They recommend RAID 5.
I did look at the others (Lacie, Promise, CalDigit, etc.) OWC seems to offer the most for the money. They have a good reputations too. So, I am trying to make the finances work. Otherwise, I am pretty sure my storage going forward will be the OWC solution.
I'm switching to the dark side because I just couldn't take the constant updating and various baloney Windows stuff anymore. Lost my patience, I guess. Also, I'm pretty tied to Apple mobile gear and really enjoy the integration across devices. Then, I went to the Apple store and the IMAC 5K display blew me away. I'm glad I didn't give in that day, because I realized what I really wanted and needed was the portability of the laptop with a desktop display option. I've been looking at the Dell 24 and 27" 4K displays. I'll look at your BenQ, though I probably can't back up enough to appreciate a 32".
Thanks for the OWC tip. I'll take a look at that. BTW, you might want to look into the Amazon (or other) cloud storage. For redundancy, it's nice insurance.