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 07/31/2011 09:09:02 PM · #1
I've seen a few instances recently of someone having a ribbon DQ'd because they accidentally formatted over their memory card, which had the only copy of the original. Just thought I'd illustrate what I've been doing that works, and perhaps it might suit someone else as well. (Yes, I know there are many automated backup solutions, but I kind of prefer the hands-on on drag and drop way.)


I found a tray meant for sugar packets is the perfect size for CF cards. I use the plastic cases as spacers.

After I come back from a session and copy the contents to the computer, the CF card goes to the back, behind the marker. I know everything in front of the marker exists in at least two other places (My internal drive and the external backup drive), so are ok to reformat and reuse. When the marker gets close to the front, I need to backup my photos again.

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 07/31/2011 09:22:15 PM · #2
This does not work for me, I have only 2 cards ;)
 07/31/2011 09:26:55 PM · #3
When I come home from shooting, I just copy the memory card contents into two separate locations (since i am already copying it anyway, no reason to wait), on two separate drives, immediately, by hand. One is a "SOURCE DO NOT MODIFY" folder and the other is the working folder for importing to Aperture, etc. Then the memory card goes right back to the camera, gets reformatted--now that I know I have two copies of the image files.

Both locations are also auto backed up by Time Machine.

And now that I have a D7000, with two SD slots, the images are backed up within the camera until I get home :-)

Message edited by author 2011-07-31 21:43:34.
 07/31/2011 10:03:55 PM · #4
Originally posted by MargaretN:
This does not work for me, I have only 2 cards ;)


Ditto. I'm a carefree sorta guy.

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