Q: What's the best way to backup a LARGE iPhoto 9 library
So, as the title states I currently have 29,713 photos in my library, and I'm looking for the best solutions for backing up. In the past I have just dragged my libray over the EHD and moved on. I have read stories of upgrading iphoto and how some have lost photos or they just don't transfer over. I'm really looking to upgrade anytime soon but I'm wanting a solid plan that I can count on. Before we switched to digital I used to have all my film pic's copied to CD's for backup so I have those, but since then I just import my digital photos to iphoto and erase the camera disk. I realize I'm living on borrowed time since it's not IF my HDD with fail...it's When!
So my questions are....
1.) Do I just continue backing up the library as in the past?
2.) Is it wise to backup the "Originals" folder in my library?
3.) How would I go about doing #2 without screwing up my current library
4.) Do you guys trust online backups like Carbonite etc...
Thanks for your help!
Eric
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 17" MBP GHz Intel Duo Core, 4GB RAM
Posted on Jan 27, 2013 10:51 AM
See Terence Devlin's backup plan described in his post here: Best app to backup my photos from...: Apple Support Communities.
Restoring iPhoto libraries from cloud backups usually doesn't go well as they don't handle iPhoto's package format well. Storing the Originals folder there would work but not the library as a whole.
OT
Posted on Jan 27, 2013 12:09 PM