Eric Cross

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

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