Flckr Pro worth the upgrade?

I use it as a online backup yeah, but i limit the size that can be downloaded, about 800px people can still do a 'PrtSc' (copy screen) and paste on them.
 
I've never seen the point in backing up small files online. Surely you would want to back up your main files which would take forever to upload to a server. Invest in a couple of large [1-1.5TB] drives which are relatively inexpensive and RAID them. I did this a few months ago and including a new card cost around £150 for total piece of mind.

I'm currently looking at upgrading my Flickr account to pro as I have reached my limit and use primarily for friends and family.
 
With two drives raided in the PC and an external off site that's good enough for me. Allot would depend upon how often you shoot as if it was weekly and you wanted to back everything up it would be a real ball ache doing it on line.

Off to upgrade that Flickr account whilst it's on my mind...
 
And don't forget if you use BT Internet you get a free Flickr Pro account. Even if you know someone who is on BT and they're willing to set you up with an email address it should work. It worked for me when I made a sub account for my wife and when I opened a Flickr account for her it was Pro.

Paul
 
Redpaul said:
And don't forget if you use BT Internet you get a free Flickr Pro account. Even if you know someone who is on BT and they're willing to set you up with an email address it should work. It worked for me when I made a sub account for my wife and when I opened a Flickr account for her it was Pro.

Paul
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But you aren't backing-up original files to Flickr are you so in effect, if worst comes to worst, you have limited size copies that are not a patch on the original. Like I've said elsewhere, Flickr is great as an online portfolio and showcase that you can access anywhere (and upload to) but I don't see it as a viable option to a £50 hard drive.
 
flickr is not a backup solution. flickr process your uploaded images so you wont get the originals back.

also going back to what someone said earlier in this thread RAID is not a backup solution as a single point of storage.

youd be better off getting an extra hard drive or two and storing them offsite at your parents/partners/work.
 
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Redpaul said:
And don't forget if you use BT Internet you get a free Flickr Pro account. Paul
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Thanks for this Paul. :thumbs: I've been with BT for a while but had used another e-mail provider for Flickr.
I've just verified my BT e-mail address on my Flickr account and it was instantly change to a Pro account.
:cool: :)
 
Graham00 said:
I use it as a online backup yeah, but i limit the size that can be downloaded, about 800px people can still do a 'PrtSc' (copy screen) and paste on them.
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Looks like you make up to 1024pixel size available. They don't have a direct download link but it's still available via the "page info > media" right-click menu on firefox.
 
Livedrive and Idrive would be potential solutions. Livedrive is unlimited backup and storage space including ftp access and web based drag and drop and a backup bit of software. That's a tenner a month. Idrive offers up to 500GB for up to 5 client machines for the same tenner a month ($15)
 
Just thinking, does .Mac let you upload and store original files or are they resized down to a more manageable (lower) size?

If it's the former then that might be worth it :)
 
I don't think flickr is really designed for "backup" as if they were they would store your raw files.

At the end of the day the raw file is effectively your "digital negative" so that is what should be backed up.
 
I've started using Livedrive - it's been running since 1st December and I've backed up 98GB so one thing it is not is quick! Download is a lot faster of course AND there's the added bonus of accessing your files from anywhere you can get on the net (including iPad and iPhone - good apps available). And all for £3.95 per month (basic package - unlimited storage)

I also looked at CrashPlan - a bit cheaper @ $3 per month unlimited (for one computer) but now I've got this far with Livedrive I am not going to start all over again!

Pays your money - takes your choice!

Andy

Edit: On reflection the 98GB figure I quoted above is a bit misleading - this is the total size of the files stored on Livedrive, but some files have been amended so will have been uploaded at least twice (for example I'm backing up my Lightroom Catalog & previews folder so these change daily) so data upload is faster than I indicated. Anyway, hit the 100GB figure overnight!
 
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I was having a chat to someone about this and they recommended http://www.backblaze.com/ - looks really good, you can get an annual account for $50 and backup multiple computers in your home. It's automatic and apparently unlimited.
 
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