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I'm going to need to store some photos . What's the easiest and most convenient and safe way to do so ? . Never used photo bucket etc . What's pros and cons . Can you access of iPhone iPad Easily ? . I've sometimes struggled to access a link to photo bucket . Is this normal ? Cheers Munsey
What about just using the apple cloud?
Hard drive?
If you're just wanting to store online for your own use from various devices, rather than sharing on forums etc, then something like Dropbox is probably the way to go. Designed for storing your own files for access from anywhere, rather than for posting to share with others. Bit more secure than photobucket etc :)
It tells me not enough storage , does porn take much space ? . No seriously will look into why ? I'm a computer retard !Quote:
Originally Posted by res
It cost a small amount to increase the amount of storage.
No I've got one that can't access already . 5-10 yrs of photos gone !Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Me thinking drop box maybe the go . Will look into that .
Cool will look into that . At least I can't fuck that up on a apple device !Quote:
Originally Posted by res
Google drive for me, oodles of space and apps that work on Apple products to enable you to upload, free, can access from any pc anywhere.
https://www.google.co.nz/drive/
The good thing about Apple is they make it as idiot proof as possible, that's why I use there shit-I know its not the best but it does what I need without much fluffing around.
Cloud storage needs to be secure and stable if you want long term storage-Apple will do this as well as anyone, and while there is a cost there would also be a cost for any other worthwhile competition.
It also pays to back up on a hard drive just in case-we have one that does it automatically whenever our devices are charging and on our home wifi, don't even have to think about it
I often find I have issues editing Google drive docs on my apple phone or tablet-probably me being a muppetQuote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
If you are going to be moving photos around don't do what I did - have the GPS function in my camera (tablet) turned on!
I have emailed off photos (to friends) of rifles and have since checked those photos and found I took them with GPS on which pinpoints to anyone who gets hold of them my exact location/the location of the guns. Depending upon what photo viewer you use at the very least they show the co-ordinates and some viewers actually show a wee map. Have since turned off GPS in my camera and have edited what I have with Exif to remove the pesky details. Don't know what security exists when uploading to the likes of Photobucket or even posting them on the likes of this forum - whether the data can be viewed by others.
Are you using the app ? Must admit all the editing I've done on docs and spreadsheet have been on the pc. But the app for the ipad works a treat for me for uploading and downloading stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by res
I haven't been, will give it ago.
Was just doing it in Crome or safari.
Just remember no cloud storage is totally secure - -everyone who used Megaupload to store their files and photos had them stolen by the FBI - -looks like no chance of ever getting them back
Be careful on Photobucket...i put a heap of photos on here, couple of weeks later i deleted those photos to make space, and they have all been deleted from this forum......SHIT :pissed off:
Thats kinda the way it works scouser :D
DOH.....not too savy im afraid......at least i know now....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
I have always been told data is not backed up unless it is stored in 3 separate locations.
I think cloud storage plus an external hard drive cuts the mustard though.
We're like Res and have a wireless external drive, it has already saved our bacon once.
What you're saying is true to a degree, but there is a vast difference between Megaupload (which was predominantly used by people to shared pirated copies of films/TV/apps), and secure cloud hosting like OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wetgumboot
The real issue with cloud software like this is that you usually sign over ownership of your files when you upload them, if that's something that bothers you.
I'm a convert to Google photo now :P
Free, unlimited space, apps to auto upload, pretty idiot proof. (your mileage may vary)
Wired have some info:
The Coolest Stuff You Didn't Know Google Photos Could Do | WIRED
Cloud storage already has redundancy - if you upload a file to Dropbox etc, it's stored on multiple servers in separate locations. There's no need to store things on Dropbox and and external hard drive unless you want to have immediate access to it if your internet is down etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
I'm a big fan of Flickr :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
I wouldnt use photobucket to store photos for my own use.
I just use it to load photos for sharing on the forum.
I resize them to 800 pixels wide to reduce data requirements for viewers. I dont use jpeg compression. do this in GIMP which also removes GPS metadata if I ve left it on my camera inadvertently.
I use short cryptic filenames.
I assume that once someone has looked at one of my pics on photobucket they can browse around the others there (ie no privacy). I dont know if its always like that but at times i ve been able to see into othrrs' libraries.
Upload can take a couple of minutes even though my file sizes are usually only 300 MB. Perhaps this is to give opportunity to look at and listen to the loud animated adverts. At least its free.
I do worry about permanence. What happens if photobucket or i die ? Forums will develop a lot of gaps where pictures previously spoke thousands.
Remember also that cloud storage relies 100% on secure access to quality broad band internet access. I expect that will always be available ...
Note that if you rely on some sort of auto archiving / backup to a local hard drive you can accumulate many copies of the same or edited versions of your photos and the 4 additional almost identical shots you took at the same time. So early selective albumising of "keeper photos" is a good discipline.
Very good point about the metadata. A couple of years ago I posted some photos of rifles on a forum.
Later, out of interest, I opened them on the forum and was horrified to find I could drill into the photo data right down to my address and then even do the street view of my house. SHITE!