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After a few years of trial and error, this is my setup / workflow:
On a higher level:
- One 12Tb HDD on local PC holds the photo's folder (see below, with 3 subfolders). This HDD gets replaced every 4 yrs.
- This folder gets backupped (one way mirror via Pure Sync) to a Synology NAS where the backupped immediate gets a 2nd copy to a 2n HDD (this means I have 3 copies in my possession: one on the local machine, 2 on the NAS).
- This NAS gets periodically backupped (grandfather-father-son) via Synology Hyper Backup to cheap cold Google Cloud Storage "in case of disaster". The NAS HDD's are replaced every 5 yr.
- The albums folders (only 500Gb) gets mirrored periodically to a cloud service (in case One Drive) via Synology Cloud Sync (also a second "in case of really big disaster")
On a lower level:
- The 12Tb HDD holds:
A. a decharging folder in which all pictures post 2020 reside on a year/month/day basis
(these pictures go into collections via Light room, so no subfolder stuff necessary here)
B. a folder with subfolders per holiday / event / shooting session for everything pre 2020
C. an albums folder with a few hundred subfolders with lighter JPEG exports in it (holds let's say "the finished product")
I work in Lightroom where all pictures are accompanied with ther XML file, so in case of disaster (Lightroom settings lost), at least the work I have done on one specific file can be recovered
Definitely like this and the hard drive replacement guidance. I've had bad luck when it comes to hard drives. I want to get a NAS setup and maintain my files better. Currently at a breaking point, my two laptops are full, I have two external hard rives that are unusable, one won't read from a drop lost everything from 2007 to 2009 I keep it around hopping one day in afford to recover it. Then another hard drive that wiped and every time I format it it wipes and acts like a new hard drive. A third external that works but also full.
I have Gopro cloud and a full Google Photos. I just dont have the funds to upgrade, I was hoping Black Friday would be more forgiving but put the kids and wife first so my content creation remains on hold.
Well. In fact there are 2 paths. The first path is to go purely Cloud. It won't cost that much (Google Drive 5Tb). Problem is working with Lightroom, and having grandfather-father-son type of backups. But this wil work for most people. I sure will.
Second is one system (like mine above, which is just my way of doing things), but be prepared for the cost (3 x HDD + some subscriptions + learning curve (Google Cloud Storage, Hyper Backup, etc...).