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Even my puny 33 and 42 MP cameras have finally caused me to start looking at storage options. After downloading Affinity V2 the other day I was presented with the message that I was about out of space, with less than 1G left in my 1TB hard drive. Of course, the vast majority of it is photos with video running a distant second. I was able to delete some culled photos and get just over a couple of gig of free space, but am now faced with long term external storage.
I have a 1T and a 2T external drive so short term is covered. But I wonder, if you have photos that are near and dear, like family shots, etc., do you store them on two backups just in case, or just one? My 1T is used to back up my computer, the 2T was recently acquired and I was planning to use it for photos only. However, once I transfer what I have it will be about 1/3 full.
What do you suggest for good quality external drives? What's a decent size? 3T? 4? FYI, I am not in love with the cloud or paying a monthly fee for storage, I'd rather buy something and be done with it.
I have a 1T and a 2T external drive so short term is covered. But I wonder, if you have photos that are near and dear, like family shots, etc., do you store them on two backups just in case, or just one? My 1T is used to back up my computer, the 2T was recently acquired and I was planning to use it for photos only. However, once I transfer what I have it will be about 1/3 full.
What do you suggest for good quality external drives? What's a decent size? 3T? 4? FYI, I am not in love with the cloud or paying a monthly fee for storage, I'd rather buy something and be done with it.