08-23-2022, 04:28 PM
(08-23-2022, 10:11 AM)Rover Wrote: Given the absurd storage capacity that is now available on tiniest of devices, guess I could "back up" all of my stuff that matters (and 90% of my photo archive does not) to an SD or even Micro SD card, and always have it with me, down to it being in the phone. Hmm, that's an interesting idea I'll definitely have to explore. :-)If you do go with SD-cards, especially micro-SD, do yourself a favour and go with SLC-cards. These are the most reliable and fastest, be it a little more expensive. I have seen MLC-cards fail too often, with irretrievable data as a result.
There's other bloated stuff like games (the few that I have...) But I can do without most of those anyway.
One thing is certain; I would never want to be left without physical copies of data. Thankfully those do not have to manifest as stacks of DVDs like they did 15 years ago (I still have many of those and don't know what to do with them).
Alternatively, the small external SSDs as provided by, f.e., Samsung are great as well. I own a couple, couldn't be happier. No moving parts, so very safe compared to spinning disks, and the price has come down over the years as well, although those prices seem stagnant lately, probably because of production problems thanks to corona.
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....