Atolavisuals Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Currently everything is shoved in my Gdrive, but I'm wondering if local storage and local backup is better than constantly upgrading storage. I'm one to NOT delete anything so, just curious what everyone is doing for their file management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew_Geraci Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I highly recommend investing in a solid NAS (Network Attached Storage) system for archiving, backup, and even operations. It's a great way to store files locally but also be able to access them from anywhere in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygale Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I use multiple local backups, plus a set of drive that I take home from my office. I also have cloud backup for finished files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LensBrew Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 The ideal is the 3-2-1 rule, but to many it is costly myself included. I use a small local NAS and a synch cloud service that works with my NAS. But until all the files are transferred to the NAS and backed up in the cloud, they are kept in my SD cards and portable external drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atolavisuals Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 I highly recommend investing in a solid NAS (Network Attached Storage) system for archiving, backup, and even operations. It's a great way to store files locally but also be able to access them from anywhere in the world. I've looked into a NAS system forever. I think it's time to finally take the plunge. Thanks for confirming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atolavisuals Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 I use multiple local backups, plus a set of drive that I take home from my office. I also have cloud backup for finished filescloud backup for finished files seems like a good call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atolavisuals Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 The ideal is the 3-2-1 rule, but to many it is costly myself included. I use a small local NAS and a synch cloud service that works with my NAS. But until all the files are transferred to the NAS and backed up in the cloud, they are kept in my SD cards and portable external drive.what NAS do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LensBrew Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 what NAS do you have? Synology DS1621+. It's a 6-bay and You can increase the RAM and add a cache dedicated memory. Also, You can add a 10-Gig ethernet card for faster connection. The setup for all that has a hefty price tag, but it's well worth it. Seagate Iron wolf 16TB drives are on discount at B&H (almost 50%) which will end on Friday afternoon. This, in my opinion, is a great deal (which I couldn't get since I already purchased my drives months ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomisan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I've looked into a NAS system forever. I think it's time to finally take the plunge. Thanks for confirming! Indeed, me too forever debating a NAS backup but now doing it. from what everyone is saying, this is the way to go. You can still use cloud for low res, but all my raws going into NAS drives/safe storage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette75 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrywarfield Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 NAS here. For what we do its necessary if you want to keep and protect older footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonvong Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Oh boy...file management is fun LOL just spent a whole day figuring out dropbox. Since we're traveling we're trying to put everything on the cloud but we also had to buy extra hard drives too to have a physical backup in case too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomisan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Lol, and all while we don't really have anything else to do. Happy Hunting J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atolavisuals Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Oh boy...file management is fun LOL just spent a whole day figuring out dropbox. Since we're traveling we're trying to put everything on the cloud but we also had to buy extra hard drives too to have a physical backup in case too.Curious...why dropbox over google drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atolavisuals Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 NAS here. For what we do its necessary if you want to keep and protect older footage Any specific NAS brand you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineJensen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Both cloud and backups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew_Geraci Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I've looked into a NAS system forever. I think it's time to finally take the plunge. Thanks for confirming! Definitely, a great time to do it! Media is cheap, and you can make a 100TB+ system for under $2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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