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TechieJustin
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Currently I archive everything important such as family videos and pictures onto a portable 2.5" hard drive that is kept in my safety deposit box - at the bank.
Some of the videos are from the mid 1980's (Yes I'm that old) I digitized than thanks to Sony's analog to firewire feature on their higher end Digital8 camcorders.
I did two things, transferred them to modern MiniDV and keep them as a DV file on the aforementioned drive.
Pictures - same deal - they are kept on a DVD at home, on a DVD in the safety deposit box and on that same hard drive.
Is that safe? I realize hard drive aren't meant for archiving, but that should only apply when they're used as "online" storage and constantly accessed.
Some of the videos are from the mid 1980's (Yes I'm that old) I digitized than thanks to Sony's analog to firewire feature on their higher end Digital8 camcorders.
I did two things, transferred them to modern MiniDV and keep them as a DV file on the aforementioned drive.
Pictures - same deal - they are kept on a DVD at home, on a DVD in the safety deposit box and on that same hard drive.
Is that safe? I realize hard drive aren't meant for archiving, but that should only apply when they're used as "online" storage and constantly accessed.
