![]() ![]() The basic premise of this command is “rsync ”. ![]() I am an old school techie who is comfortable working with Apple OS X Terminal so I use “rsync”. There are many tools available for synchronizing data between Mac OS X disk drives. My master disk is now ready for synchronization to my backup disks. Exiting Aperture insures that all of the information in my Library is safely written to my master disk and nothing is going to change it. At this point my master Library is up-to-date so I exit Aperture. After this import completes, I then move the new photographs into their permanent locations in the organization structure of my master Library. To merge new photographs into my master Library, I open the master Library on my master disk in Aperture, then use the menu item File > Import > Library… to import the internal HD temporary Library into my master Library. Once I am finished processing these new images, I am ready to merge them into my master Library. The bulk of my work on new images takes place in this temporary Library. This temporary Library is where I make my selections, delete all of the unwanted images, apply all of my adjustments and metadata (contact info, keywords, location info, captions, descriptions), and apply star ratings and color labels to my liking. I import all my new photographs into this temporary Library. When I am ready to import photographs from my camera, I create a new temporary Aperture Library on my laptop's internal HD. This process encompasses ingesting new images from the camera, making selections, applying adjustments and metadata, merging the new images into my master Aperture Library on my master disk, and finally synchronizing that master Library disk to all my backup disks. I use a disciplined storage management process for maintaining backups of my Libraries and files. The master library is primarily for searching and archiving. ![]() I don't do the majority of my editing and metadata tagging in my master library. That speed is sufficient for most of my work. These drives typically have 5400 rpm disks inside them. I keep them in sync as I travel. If one fails, I can replace it on the spot, populate it from the second drive I have with me, and I am off and running again.Īs I said, I do not require large capacity, high speed storage. They are commodity items stocked in most electronics stores. For about $100 USD, I can purchase a new 2TB Western Digital MyPassport USB3 drive almost anywhere on the globe. These drives are cheap and easy to replace.I don't need space in my bag for disk drive power chords, I don't need power outlets to use my disk drives, and I don't need power converters for them in foreign countries. I can put two drives in my laptop bag along with my laptop and it's power chord, and I am ready to travel anywhere. These drives are compact and portable.I can sit in any airport or at any cafe, turn on my laptop, connect my USB drive, and I have access to my entire photo collection. They get their power from the USB cable that connects them to my laptop. These drives don't require external power.I prefer these drives precisely because they are USB-powered, compact and portable, and cheap and easy to replace. My physical storage media of choice is 2TB, USB-powered, portable, USB disk drives. I believe this solution will work for the vast majority of photographers who will read this article. If you require large capacity (many terabytes) and/or high performance storage (7200 rpm+ drives), this may not be the solution for you. My photo storage management solution is driven by convenience and peace of mind. I don't take tens of thousands of photographs a year, I don't shoot thousands of images at a given location, and I don't shoot a lot of video footage that consumes large amounts of high performance storage. There are two components to my photo storage management solution: the physical storage media, and a disciplined process for keeping backup copies of my Libraries in sync with my master Libraries. In this article I share my method for photo storage management. While photo storage management is only a part of the larger subject of Digital Asset Management, it is of such importance that it deserves dedicated attention. Regardless of what photo management software you use to edit, catalog and manage your photographs and videos, you need a good strategy for physically storing and preserving these valuable digital assets. I have participated in numerous discussions on this topic here on and on other photographer community sites. Photo storage management is a topic that comes up often.
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