Copy/backup/compress images on disk...

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:16:13 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:



wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

Ken, I have always believed that photo image files really can't be
compressed to any great extent.
Have I been wrong?
BTW, I just got True Image yesterday; I've been using Drive Image
forever, but now that it's gone, I decided to try TI. Is it really as
easy as it seems?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:16:13 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:



wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

Ken, I have always believed that photo image files really can't be
compressed to any great extent.
Have I been wrong?
BTW, I just got True Image yesterday; I've been using Drive Image
forever, but now that it's gone, I decided to try TI. Is it really as
easy as it seems?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

"Big Bill" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:16:13 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:



wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150
GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big
enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I
want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't
work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file
size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three
or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and
hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that
won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup
nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

Ken, I have always believed that photo image files really can't be
compressed to any great extent.
Have I been wrong?
BTW, I just got True Image yesterday; I've been using Drive Image
forever, but now that it's gone, I decided to try TI. Is it really as
easy as it seems?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

I tried zipping photo files for upload to a web site and didn't reduce the
size noticeably. I think that on 50 mbs of data, it saved less than 1 mb.

Don Dunlap

"Big Bill" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:16:13 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:



wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150
GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big
enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I
want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't
work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file
size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three
or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and
hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that
won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup
nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

Ken, I have always believed that photo image files really can't be
compressed to any great extent.
Have I been wrong?
BTW, I just got True Image yesterday; I've been using Drive Image
forever, but now that it's gone, I decided to try TI. Is it really as
easy as it seems?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

I tried zipping photo files for upload to a web site and didn't reduce the
size noticeably. I think that on 50 mbs of data, it saved less than 1 mb.

Don Dunlap

"Big Bill" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:16:13 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:



wrote:

OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150
GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big
enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I
want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't
work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file
size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three
or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and
hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that
won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup
nightly...

Ideas?

Hi...

Can't speak for the others (the real pro's but I use
and love Acronis True Image...

In case you haven't tried it, it makes a mirror of the
entire disk compressing it to the level you prefer...

I make a full backup once a month, and do incremental backups
every few days - or whenever something consequential has been
added.

There was, and I believe still is, a trial version available
if you'd like to check it out.

Take care.

Ken

Ken, I have always believed that photo image files really can't be
compressed to any great extent.
Have I been wrong?
BTW, I just got True Image yesterday; I've been using Drive Image
forever, but now that it's gone, I decided to try TI. Is it really as
easy as it seems?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

I tried zipping photo files for upload to a web site and didn't reduce the
size noticeably. I think that on 50 mbs of data, it saved less than 1 mb.

Don Dunlap

wrote:
OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

First, if your images are already compressed, such as .TIFF files with
LZW compression, or .jpg files, then compressing them any more with
Winzip type compression is unlikely. Worse, making very large
compressed files increases the risk of data loss. Best alternative is
to just make a simple copy of the files to the backup disk.


--
Ron Hunter

wrote:
OK, I've got a 200GB disk that has images on it. Lets say there are 150 GB of
files on this disk right now.

I've got ANOTHER drive to use for a "backup" drive... 160 GB so its big enough
to take the entire image disk and some incrementals...

I'd like to backup the entire disk of images to the backup drive. I want it
compressed like a zip file would be - which means Windows backup won't work.
And, I can't use the regular winzip 'cause it has a 4GB limit on file size...

So, HOW are people out there backing up their images? I've tried three or four
free backup utilities but they mostly seem to just make zip files, and hit the
same 4 GB limit...

I WAS going to set these up as RAID mirror drives until I realized that won't
protect me from MY stupidity so I'd rather just do a copy/backup nightly...

Ideas?

First, if your images are already compressed, such as .TIFF files with
LZW compression, or .jpg files, then compressing them any more with
Winzip type compression is unlikely. Worse, making very large
compressed files increases the risk of data loss. Best alternative is
to just make a simple copy of the files to the backup disk.


--
Ron Hunter