Using a Mac Mini for backup options - ℅ OSX Server

[SauRoNZA]

Cloud would be an option, but not on my ADSL line. My upload speeds are a joke.

I have 50GB available on Copy/Cudadrive, another 20(?) on Box [might be the otherway around], still have an account with that crazy Dot.com dude somewhere. And there's OneDrive as well.

Last week, decided to opt in on the 1TB offer at Flickr.
Backing up my photo albums to the private photoviewer cloud. Been running pretty much non-stop since Wednesday – currently, still have 23,570 photos to go, down from 33,000. It's taken a WEEK to upload 10k photos – about 30% of the total 65GB library. So looking at about a month(??) to get 65GB into the cloud. Granted, thereafter it will be much quicker, but bottom line remains that cloud backup viability is largely dependent on upload speeds, and right now – photosynthesis will give me a run for my money...

So physical options remains the best/only(?) options. Will have a looksie at LimeTech, thanks.

That all being said – having a look around at the more premium products, such as Synology etc., and the Drobo doesn't look that disproportionally expensive anymore... Goodness, a comprehensive backing-up/storage system is not cheap!

It's not about speed.

You slowly let it trickle upload over time. Once you got the bulk there it only adds a few megabytes a day.

It's for worst case scenario disaster, not daily use.

Even with a Drobo you want your most important stuff that you can't stand losing (photo collection) also syncing to the Cloud.

 

[Cassady]

It's not about speed.

You slowly let it trickle upload over time. Once you got the bulk there it only adds a few megabytes a day.

It's for worst case scenario disaster, not daily use.

Even with a Drobo you want your most important stuff that you can't stand losing (photo collection) also syncing to the Cloud.

Agreed. Flickr is still running. The sync applet works quite well - I've paused it, even restarted/rebooted a few times, and it just picks up where it left off. Down to 22k now. Will see it through, just to have one set somewhere in the cloud, as an absolute last resort.

Once it's done - will throw all the photos we have into 1 folder, then use a Duplicate Finder to remove, and finally, Hazel to automate the sorting process. Will then use that new DB to build a new Photos library on the new RAID setup, and - depending on the size - might also synch that back to Flickr. Make a few final copies over to 1/2 externals, for off-site storage - and I think I'm covered!

 

[SauRoNZA]

Sounds like you have a good plan.