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How to setup photo structure after switch from Windows?

Hi Colleagues,

Have changed all computers at home from Windows into Mac. As a result have new Air and Pro Retina plus NAS system by Qnap.

WIth windows was having a regular photo file structure that was stored on NAS. This "library" has approximately 100GB and is manually structured in folders that represent events. So far was downloading pics to Win computer, making some adjustments, cleaning and only then moving them to NAS.

Now what is the best practice to organize such files with Mac and iPhoto provided that I would like to have access to this database from both MAC's. How to go forward with current taken pics? Where to import them, store, etc?

Look forward for your advices.

Adam

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 22, 2014 8:33 AM

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LarryHN

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Feb 23, 2014 12:29 PM in response to Kiwal

Yes - Time machine makes hourly backups for at any time you can go back in small increments - and sooner or later it fills the backup volume

PLUS if you put yoru iPhoto library on the backup volume then you would have no backup of your photos

You have a big learning curve and as long as you fight it it will be much more difficult

For more on TM see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US and http://pondini.org/TM/3.html

Kiwal Author

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Feb 23, 2014 12:34 PM in response to LarryHN

Then let's think out of the box.

I have 2 MAC's with 250GB SSDs. I have app 300GB photos and movies. Next to that app 200MB docs.

What solution I should use to have most benefits and easy to use home environment?

Any solution that would be optimal is welcome, even if it would mean some investment or discontinuation of current setup described above.

Yer_Man

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Feb 23, 2014 1:26 PM in response to Kiwal

A couple of external HD's formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) connected to the Macs using USB/Firewire or Thunderbolt.

Kiwal Author

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Feb 25, 2014 9:40 AM in response to léonie

Have given a chance for Picasa.

Think this is a good compromize for my setup of NAS, data share and photo management capabilities of the program.

How to setup photo structure after switch from Windows?