HOW TO Backup RAW Photos in the Cloud

[@johncross9488]

Great presentation. No nonsense , just great content. Slow talking, well enunciated. So appreciate that maturity and professionalism. Investigating Backblaze now

[@philipculbertson55]

I subscribed to Backblaze last year for a few months last year. My issue was the time it takes to upload files. To upload all my files, running 24/7 it was going to take about three months. I just couldn't commit the computer time to do that. Even though it supposedly runs in the background, it seemed to really slow down when I was doing something else. The other thing was that I use a MacBook which I often have with me and often not on a network so that would further increase the time for the initial upload. I discontinued BB and just manage at risk with local backups. What I wish I could do is create a hard rive backup, send it to BB and have them do the upload but they won't do that.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Hi Todd, this is my second view of this video. i follow lots of photographers on Yputube. I find you the most reliable source of technical information so far, like all photogs i an=m struggling with storage your video is appreciated thanks Tony

[@dominey]

Thanks Tony!

[@JohnSosenko]

Thank you! A clear explanation of the various options out there for cloud backup. Very helpful

[@danbrowning2418]

This was great. Thank you. I have a local back up but it's filling up. I am planning to add a RAID on a NAS, but I had no idea which online service to use. I think I will add Backblaze after watching your video.

[@TheElsematter]

Increible explicacion de muchas opciones! Se agradece muchisimo esta informacion!

[@mikkij8534]

I'm using B2Cloud in BackBlaze. I don't need BackBlaze to back up a bunch of external HDs which all will eventually wear out. I'm copying all my photo files into B2Cloud. It's the cheapest backup cloud system out there. I'll use external HDs and my Mac HD for processing photos but will save them to B2Cloud should something happen to my external HDs.

[@palmtreewhisperer]

Cool ! I was looking to get a handle of files. How's the pricing ? 🤔

[@sandysugawara]

Thank you. Excellent video. Very clear and organized. I've been searching for this information

[@haydenarchwoll9234]

Hi Todd, not sure if you are aware, you can export your photos out of lightroom as .dng file which stores your adjustments on the raw file. I do this when I’m finished with a shoot so i am less reliant on the catalogue. Plus this is how you can get around not storing your catalogue in Amazon photos👍

[@dominey]

Great point. Thanks!

[@musicmaestro88]

Best video I've seen on this subject! Thanks!!

[@anwar.shamim]

really all info very important for me, thank you Todd

[@MikeAvilaMD]

What if I want to transfer everything to dropbox or other similar format and delete them from my hard drive? Do I have to use a hard drive at all?

[@milesboone4615]

Great over view of back up options. How long does it take to back up a large archive? I have maybe 10 tb of work.

[@marklaroux5989]

Todd - Do you burn hard copies of the image files (like to M-Disc) perhaps not Terabits of images files but perhaps your Portfolio and best images for safekeeping. Do you do that? Personally, cloud storage is relying on a company, I'm always wary of their longevity to provide such service.

[@dominey]

Hi Mark - I do not. Not a bad idea though! I’ve heard of people creating archives like these and then storing the media in bank safety deposit boxes or something similar which could withstand a natural disaster.

[@JokiW]

I do this for all my images. It also does that I don't have to worry to much about accidentally removing local files, as I have always the archive to go back to.

[@sallamplighter8243]

Q1: Does Backblaze or Dropbox compress files in LOSSLESS (not lossy) or not at all? Q2: How long did it take to do the initial upload to the cloud of your entire Lightroom catalog library and image files (size please)? Q3: Can it include sidecar files? Thx

[@LuckyGoe1975]

So I can't use carbonite as a way to gain space on my local hard drive? If I delete a file on my local hard drive it is automatically deleted on the server of carbonite? Is this correct?

[@dominey]

Luc - I believe Carbonite works the same as Backblaze's basic plan in that regard. Might want to check with Carbonite and see if they offer a plan which doesn't "sync" and keeps files forever.

[@MrBluesfly]

Thank you sir. I try to like these solutions but finally i was too afraid to put my work on cloud. I wanted a even more safe solution for my raw images. I check very well how synology and Drobo works and i think they are amazing products. But,as i said because of my fear of cloud, and the reason that you say about stole, the last 10 yeras i work with another backup system. I buy three Gtech hard drives and i use the 321 back up system. The problem is that when i want to make some space from tha main drive and delete somefiles from inside the lightroom,i haven;t found a way to do the same on the other two discs. I have to delete all the file fros the two secondary discs and paste again the last updated from the main disc,which is not that safe and easy to do every 3 or 6 months. I try some programms that they promise full sygxronization between them when you make changes to tha main but still something i dont like very much. Now is the time that my 3 discs are all almost full (mirror) and i dont know what to do. I cant buy again those discs are very expensive,so i probbably empty them to something more cheap and start over,i hate thogh that i will have to split my library,as i like to keep everything in one catalog.

[@dominey]

I hear you. Backup systems and catalog management is maddening. I liked to keep everything in one Lightroom catalog for a long time, but after a few years it became too hard to use. I ended up splitting it into individual years, so every year I create a new catalog. I think the performance is better that way too.