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05/18/2003 08:49:52 AM · #1 |
I'm using ACDSee and it has several options for archive types:
CAB Archive
GZIPPED TAR Archive
LZH Archive
MIME Archive
Stong Encryption Format
TAR Archive
UUE Archive
Zip Archive
Which one should I use? The archive is a backup of photo files that have also been saved separately in their original format.
Thanks for the input.
Shari
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05/18/2003 11:53:10 AM · #2 |
my past experience is that you really cant save any space by archiving .jpg images in a .zip format. .jpg files are pretty much compact files and you cant compress them any more.
its best just to copy them to CD in their original state.
James
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05/18/2003 12:43:21 PM · #3 |
I agree. Usually you compress files nicely with the .zip format. It works great for text files, etc. However, .jpg files by nature are already compressed almost to the max.
Burn baby burn. CD-Rs are my method of choice for archiving my photos. Thanks for the reminder. I haven't backed up my photos since February.
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05/18/2003 01:07:38 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Jacko:
Burn baby burn. CD-Rs are my method of choice for archiving my photos. Thanks for the reminder. I haven't backed up my photos since February. |
February! *pant, pant* *fan, fan* February!
You're a brave soul Jacko. I don't go more than a couple of days without backups :)
Shari
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05/18/2003 01:56:20 PM · #5 |
FWIW, my archiving method relies on a spare hard drive. With drives as cheap as they are, it saves me from having to remember to run the backup, and performs it when I'm not using the system, e.g. 03:00 AM.
I use Windows Task Scheduler and run a batch file that executes one DOS command (Yes, DOS, UGH!). The command looks like this:
xcopy c:\files\*.* e:\files\ /D /E /C /K /Y >> e:\temp\backup.txt
This command copies all files in the c:\files directory and all subdirectories to e:\files\, and appends the results summary to a file. The switches (/D /E /C /K /Y) specify the behavior of the command.
You can read about the functionality of the xcopy command by opening a command prompt window and typing:
xcopy /?
This will list out the command description & the functions of all the switches.
If you've got space on a separate drive, this may be something to consider. |
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05/18/2003 02:52:06 PM · #6 |
I havent backed up my photos since last July :P
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