The latest instalment in a series that details my extensive never-lose-a-photo backup routine. Big changes have happened!
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OWC Envoy Pro Elektron Review – The Best Tiny, Rugged SSD?
The Envoy Pro Elektron from OWC is a truly miniature waterproof solid-state drive with a capacity of up to 2TB and speeds of up to 10GB/s. Here’s my full test.
IoSafe Solo Hawk SSD Review and Speed Test – Is It Indestructible?
Crush resistant to 2500lbs, drop resistant to military standards and able to survive submersion in aviation fuel to a depth of 12ft. Is the ioSafe Solo Hawk SSD the ultimate indestructible backup drive for your photos?
Canon Lost Peoples Photos – Proves Why Backup Strategy Is Important
Canon’s cloud photo storage system just lost a whole load of people’s photos.
What Is a 3-2-1 Backup Strategy and How Should Photographers Use It?
The topic of backing up your photos is always a popular one. I often refer to a 3-2-1 backup strategy as an absolute minimum strategy to protect your photos. In this post I’ll explain in detail what I mean by a 3-2-1 backup strategy, and include examples of both correct and incorrect setups. You need to get this right if you want your photos to be safe.
Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD Review – The Best Portable SSD?
The Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD features the latest NVMe SSD technology that should deliver twice the speed of previous SSD tech. Also, it’s still tiny! Let’s take a look and see how it performs.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock + Memory Card Reader Review
The Mercury Elite Pro Dock combines a Thunderbolt 3 RAID box with a multi-port dock and ultra-fast UHS-II SD card reader. Here’s my in-depth review.
LaCie Introduces Several New Rugged SSDs for Creatives
LaCie has introduced three new SSDs that might be perfect for photographers on the road.
6 Ways to Speed up Your Drobo
Drobos are an excellent, cost-effective backup soultion. Having used Drobos to store my photos for over a decade, I have a few tricks up my sleeve to speed them up.
Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD Review
The Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD manages to explain itself very well in its own name. It’s an SSD, and it’s extremely small! But is it any good? Let’s find out.
Disk Drill Review – Recover Lost and Deleted Photos
Accidents happen, and unfortunately the vast majority of people don't have a safe photo backup...
Best Rugged Hard Drives for Photographers in 2021
A “rugged” drive is one that has been designed to withstand bumps and drops, as well as offering at least some protection from water. Let’s examine the best rugged hard drives for photographers this year.
When Is a Photo Backup Not a Photo Backup?
Your photos are at risk if you don’t understand a few important things about backups and RAID systems. Please take the time to read this and make sure you understand it. I don’t want to hear any more horror stories from my readers!
LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C Review
A detailed review of the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt + USB-C portable, bus-powered hard drive. Is this the best hard drive for your photo storage needs?
My Photo Backup Routine – Early 2018
I started this particular series of posts back in 2015 by detailing my photography backup...
The Mindset That’s Costing People Their Images: Digital Photography is NOT Free!!
When it comes to protecting my huge archive of digital images I take absolutely no chances. My...
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