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Best storage/retrieval system for images & MacBookPro
On 2014-12-06 23:57:13 +0000, Ed Wicks said:
In article , Don Tuttle wrote: I have 4TB of images and a 1TB MacBookPro. Images are at present on several external HD. What is best way to store images for ready retrieval? Anything more efficient/suitable than "network attached storage" (NAS) like the units sold by Buffalo? http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage Thanks. Don Would 3TB Time Capsule be a reasonable solution for such storage/retrieval situations? Thanks. Ed Not really. Apple's Time Machine/Time Capsule, software/hardware is a good solution for maintaining a back up, but does not make a great archive/back up for assets such as images. The TC would save those image files, but makes for lousy archival access. The problem becomes apparent when trying to make a full Time Machine/Time Capsule restoration, or rebuild of 3-4TB of data to a 1TB MBP HDD. It would be best to consider a two fold solution to meet Don's needs. 1: A 2-3TB Time Machine/Time Capsule, or RAID of similar capacity to ensure back up of the computer. ....and, 2: A 4-8TB RAID of the Buffalo Tech type or similar. Other World Computing have some pretty good options at reasonable prices. They also have pretty good customer support. I have been using their drives for years. http://eshop.macsales.com Another option would be to use a bigger RAID, say 6-12 TB with a Time Machine partition, and an archive partition. Then one should make some serious decisions on just how to retain current files on the computer, and what data should start life in the archive, and what data should be backed up via TM/TC -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Best storage/retrieval system for images & MacBookPro
In article , Ed Wicks
wrote: In article , Don Tuttle wrote: I have 4TB of images and a 1TB MacBookPro. Images are at present on several external HD. What is best way to store images for ready retrieval? Anything more efficient/suitable than "network attached storage" (NAS) like the units sold by Buffalo? http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage Would 3TB Time Capsule be a reasonable solution for such storage/retrieval situations? Thanks. that post is from 4 months ago, but aside from that, a time capsule would work but its not the best solution. a directly attached external drive or a nas would be fine and a lot less expensive. a time capsule is ideal if you need both a router and time machine archiving. it can be a nas but that's a secondary feature. |
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Best storage/retrieval system for images & MacBookPro
In article 2014120616345921226-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote: I have 4TB of images and a 1TB MacBookPro. Images are at present on several external HD. What is best way to store images for ready retrieval? Anything more efficient/suitable than "network attached storage" (NAS) like the units sold by Buffalo? http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage Would 3TB Time Capsule be a reasonable solution for such storage/retrieval situations? Thanks. Not really. Apple's Time Machine/Time Capsule, software/hardware is a good solution for maintaining a back up, but does not make a great archive/back up for assets such as images. The TC would save those image files, but makes for lousy archival access. a time capsule can be a nas, but that's not its intended purpose. The problem becomes apparent when trying to make a full Time Machine/Time Capsule restoration, or rebuild of 3-4TB of data to a 1TB MBP HDD. not if you use it as a nas. |
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