Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/07

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Subject: [Leica] Lightroom Catalog on External Drive
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 07:10:46 -0800
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Too much carefulness can drive you nuts.....  Don't worry if you use the
same brand drive.....

Back up often, using the SW the USB drive maker gives you.  Do it to 2
backup drives.  Weekly and after each addition/session.  This last part is
important.

UNPLUG/POWER DOWN the drives if you are not actively using them.  Unplugged
drives rarely fail!  If you are really neurotic like my brain injured buddy,
you will keep one backup in the trunk of your car ( where it is hot, bumpy
and otherwise not favorable to electronics)  or in another safe place.)

Every couple/3 years, replace the old technology drives with new ones. It is
a cheap upgrade/insurance policy.

The odds of 3 drives failing at the same time, if not all 3 plugged in at
the same time, are about zero.

Frank Filippone, Former WD employee.
Red735i at earthlink.net


Be very very diligent about making regular complete backups, preferably on
various brands of external hard drives.




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